More than 5,000 US sailors and Marines arrived in Thailand Wednesday after nine months at sea on the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. The carrier's long deployment in the Middle East during the US-Israeli war on Iran sparked reports of worsening mental health crises on board, including attempted suicides.
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier steamed into Thailand's Laem Chabang on Wednesday after more than nine months at sea, including a long deployment in the Middle East marred by reports of sailors' worsening mental health and deteriorating conditions on board.