Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones, president of Veterans for Responsible Leadership and host of Anchor Watch, joins Liz to discuss the nearly nine months that the U.S.S. Lincoln has spent at sea — and why service members have almost no legal recourse even when conditions are bad.
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Note: This episode was recorded on August 19, 2026.












