USS Lincoln Suicide Attempts Confirmed

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand that eight sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment. The strike group’s tour ran far beyond its original plan, including about 286 straight days at sea before a port call. Officials said combat operations against Iran drove the extension, while families described food shortages, plumbing failures, and mounting mental-health fears. The Navy said combat-zone resupply limits briefly reduced entrée choices, but crews still received enough food. Gillibrand condemned the administration, while Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed earlier accounts as exaggerated. Cao said no one died. The Navy says more counselors were sent.