US Navy Confirms Eig8 Sailors in Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide During Record-Setting Deployment

The USS Abraham Lincoln spent more than 250 days at sea during combat operations against Iran, a modern record for the US Navy (Credit: DramaAlert/X)

Acting US Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed that eight service members in the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during a record deployment, telling Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on 22 September that two licensed mental health clinicians remained aboard the carrier after a resiliency counsellor left.

Eight Suicide Attempts, No Deaths