Coverage dated September 22, 2026 to September 25, 2026
Extended mission saw eight suicide attempts
Headline from Omaha World-Herald
WASHINGTON — There were eight suicide attempts among U.S. sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group during its extended 286 consecutive-day deployment at sea, the Pentagon told a lawmaker in a written response to questions.
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The Lincoln, which is currently en route to its home port of San Diego, has been deployed for more than 300 days and will likely remain at sea for two more weeks before returning to the United States.
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln remains stationed at Laem Chabang Port in Chonburi Province for scheduled rest, recuperation, and routine technical servicing through September 6, 2026.
By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier set a modern record for its time at sea, according to a letter from t…
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told Congress eight sailors across the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide on a ~10-month deployment; none died.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told a Senate Democrat this week that eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a lengthy deployment that included military operations against Iran.
There have been eight suicide attempts across the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group since the beginning of its grueling monthslong deployment last year, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said.
Eight U.S. sailors have attempted suicide throughout the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group’s extended deployment to the Middle East, according to acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao. The aircraft carrier has been at sea for more than 300 days following its November 2025 departure from San Diego.
Hung Cao, acting US navy secretary, answered questions from US senator Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter Eight US navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group have attempted suicide since the start of their lengthy deployment as part of the US war on Iran, Hung Cao, the actin…
In a letter, the acting secretary of the Navy disclosed new details about the conditions onboard during the ship’s record deployment in the Iran war, insisting the “Lincoln’s crew is resilient.”
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed that eight individuals within the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during its extended nine-month deployment in the Middle East.
Cao disclosed the figure, which includes crew on the USS Abraham Lincoln, sailors from its carrier air wing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons, in a 4-page letter to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.
Cao disclosed the figure, which includes crew on the USS Abraham Lincoln, sailors from its carrier air wing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons, in a 4-page letter to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.
The figure includes crew on the USS Abraham Lincoln, sailors from its carrier air wing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons.
By Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier set a modern record for its time at sea, according to a letter from t…
Eight sailors tried to kill themselves on the USS Lincoln strike group—one of the longest-deployed aircraft carriers in military history. According to a letter from acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, first reported by CNN , two sailors tried to jump overboard, one in March and another in August.
The Navy's top civilian leader says eight sailors part of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group attempted suicide during an extended deployment to support the U.S. war against Iran. The group spent an uninterrupted time at sea that set a record.
The Navy's top civilian leader says eight sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group attempted suicide during an extended deployment to support the Iran war. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao provided the information to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter this week.
