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The SoCal city is home to the USS Abraham Lincoln, one of the world’s largest nuclear-powered warships, which deployed to the Middle East in January amid rising tensions with Iran. The USS Lincoln, whose home port is Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, was integral in the offensive role against Iran following Tehran’s refusal to abandon its nuclear weapons program.
Ernie Anastos, legendary NYC news anchor, dead at 82“We have the largest military concentration in the United States, if not the world,” David Boone, president and CEO of SDMAC and a retired Navy rear admiral, told the outlet. Inside the massive naval facilities at Naval Base San Diego and Naval Air Station North Island, sailors and commanders are bracing for extended deployments as tensions spike. And it is not just sailors who stand to benefit. A network of defense contractors in San Diego is seeing government money rise along with the geopolitical heat.Companies such as General Atomics and Northrop Grumman are expanding work on drones, ship repairs, and weapon systems tied to the Pentagon’s Iran response, NBC 7 reported. Economic analysts say regional defense spending tops roughly $39 billion a year and accounts for about one-fifth of the local economy. Meanwhile, families with loved ones stationed in the region are facing the uncertainty of extended deployments and shifting budgets, even as local businesses cash in on the defense surge.Hero ROTC cadet fatally stabbed ISIS-supporting Old Dominion gunman to prevent more carnage‘Heartbroken’ Rosanna Scotto mourns former co-anchor Ernie Anastos after news icon dies at 82The SoCal city is home to the USS Abraham Lincoln, one of the world's largest nuclear-powered warships. Stream It Or Skip It: 'Scarpetta' On Prime Video, Where Nicole Kidman Is A Medical Examiner Who Is Haunted By Serial Killings She Thought She Solved Two Decades Ago
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