The new USO Center on the USS Abraham Lincoln features a movie theater, video game stations and private phone booths.
Sailors on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will get to enjoy some extra creature comforts during their upcoming deployment. That’s thanks to a partnership between the Navy and the USO. KPBS military reporter Andrew Dyer got a look at the new lounge.
Over the last month, the USO renovated what used to be the ship's library, installing fixtures and flooring that feel more like a San Diego condo than a U.S. warship. Capt. Pete Riebe, the Lincoln's commanding officer, said during the center's official opening Monday that sailors and Marines need comfortable spaces to spend their limited off-hours at sea.
Christopher Plamp, the COO of the nonprofit USO, said donors are funding the centers with the goal of installing one on all 11 Navy carriers by the end of next year.
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