E206 - Somewhere in the Arabian Sea

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been in the news thanks to an extra-long deployment that's taken a toll on its crew. What's life on an aircraft carrier at war really like? Back in 2002, we spent a few days on the USS John C. Stennis, which was sending bombing missions into Afghanistan.

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(00:00:00) Prologue: Alex Blumberg talks with sailor Crevon Scott, who stocks vending machines on the Stennis.

(00:04:52) Act One: Aboard the USS Stennis, Ira Glass and Wendy Dorr talk with sailors a...