Mavica Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago After 250 uninterrupted days at sea without a regular port call, the USS Abraham Lincoln, two other ships from its carrier strike group and 5,000 sailors and Marines, are expected to dock in eastern Thailand, likely at Sattahip in Chon Buri (Pattaya), from September 2 to September 6, 2026. The exact port and arrival details are not publicly confirmed due to operational security, but the stop is part of a planned rotation as the USS George Washington replaces the Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East. Ruthrieston and khaolakguy 2 Quote
vinapu Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago Pattaya girls and boys must be getting ready Ruthrieston and Mavica 2 Quote
bkkmfj2648 Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago 9 hours ago, vinapu said: Pattaya girls and boys must be getting ready Yes - this is all everyone is talking about here in Pattaya and Jomtien. I will even look out onto the horizon on the beach to see if I can see the humungous carrier coming into port as it is only like 20km from here. What is funny is I read somewhere that a Thai government official stated that the port where the carrier will dock = Laem Chabang is also available to be used by Chinese and other nations - as the government did not want to be seen as favoring the USA military. When I discussed this with my Thai friends - they did not get the same 🍆 excitement 🍆 of 5,000 Chinese military roaming the streets of Pattaya - When I asked them why - they said - you Americans are crazy and like to party like us Thais. That perplexed me - because I have witnessed with my own eyes that the Chinese also like to be crazy and party.... What did I miss? emiel1981 and Olddaddy 2 Quote
khaolakguy Posted 44 minutes ago Posted 44 minutes ago What used to happen in Pattaya, and it may again, is that when the US navy is coming for R&R, you find a sudden influx of retired bar girls travelling down from Isaan for one last tallyho, on the basis that if the guys have been at sea for months, in this case eight, and are also probably blind drunk, they ain't too fussy where they put it. They have also not had much recent opportunity to spend their salaries so may be generous. bkkmfj2648 1 Quote
emiel1981 Posted 23 minutes ago Posted 23 minutes ago 20 minutes ago, khaolakguy said: they ain't too fussy where they put it I feel sad now I won't be in Pattaya when the US sailors are released... Quote
