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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the USS Abraham Lincoln to award the crew a Presidential Unit Citation for their record-breaking 260-day deployment, dismissing reports of poor morale as media spin. However, the visit coincided with new scrutiny after Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed eight suicide attempts among the crew during the tour, prompting Democratic lawmakers to demand accountability.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao disclosed to Congress that eight service members attempted suicide across the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group during its extended deployment. The group, comprising roughly 6,000 to 7,500 personnel, remained at sea for over 286 days without a port call while supporting combat operations against Iran. No service members died by suicide, but the rate of attempts was significantly higher than typical deployments. The carrier is currently returning to San Diego after setting a modern record for time at sea.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that eight service members attempted suicide across the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group during its record-breaking deployment. The group, comprising 6,000 to 7,000 personnel, spent 286 days at sea supporting combat operations against Iran without port calls. While no service members died by suicide, the rate of attempts significantly exceeded typical deployment averages, which usually see one or two incidents per year. The carrier has since returned to its home port of San Diego after docking in Thailand in early September.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed in a letter to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that eight service members attempted suicide during the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group's record-breaking deployment. The group, comprising approximately 5,000 to 7,500 personnel, remained at sea for over 286 days supporting combat operations against Iran. While no sailors died by suicide, the incident rate significantly exceeded typical deployment averages. The carrier is currently returning to its home port of San Diego after being relieved by the USS George Washington.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that eight service members attempted suicide across the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group during a 286-day deployment. The carrier, which supported US combat operations against Iran, set a record for time at sea without port calls. While no deaths occurred, the attempts highlighted severe morale issues, supply shortages, and mental health strains exacerbated by the extended conflict and damaged logistics infrastructure in the Middle East.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao disclosed to Congress that eight sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a record-breaking deployment. The group, comprising roughly 6,000 to 7,000 personnel, remained at sea for over 286 days without port calls while conducting combat operations against Iran. Although no service members died by suicide, the incident rate was significantly higher than typical deployments, which usually see one or two attempts per year. The carrier is currently returning to San Diego after setting a modern record for time at sea.
Acting US Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that eight service members attempted suicide across the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group during a 286-day deployment supporting combat operations against Iran. The group, comprising 6,000 to 7,000 personnel, remained at sea without port calls, setting a modern record for time at sea. No service members died by suicide, but the rate of attempts significantly exceeded typical deployment averages. The carrier disembarked in Thailand on September 1 and is returning to San Diego.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that eight service members attempted suicide across the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group during its extended deployment. The group, comprising approximately 7,500 personnel, remained at sea for 286 days without a port call while supporting combat operations against Iran. No deaths by suicide were reported, but the incident rate significantly exceeded typical deployment averages. The carrier is currently returning to San Diego after stops in Thailand and Guam.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao disclosed to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that eight service members attempted suicide during the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group's extended deployment. The group, comprising roughly 6,000 to 7,500 personnel, remained at sea for over 286 days without a port call while supporting combat operations against Iran. No service members died by suicide, but the rate of attempts was significantly higher than typical deployments. The carrier is currently returning to San Diego after setting a modern record for time at sea.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao told Congress that eight sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a deployment that included combat operations against Iran. The group, comprising roughly 6,000 to 7,000 personnel across multiple ships, remained at sea for over six months without port calls. While no service members died by suicide, the rate of attempts was significantly higher than typical deployments, which usually see one or two incidents per year. The carrier is currently returning to San Diego after setting a modern record for time at sea.
After summer break, Jon Stewart and other hosts riff on Donald Trump’s August actions—from rolling back vaccine rules and attacking mail-in voting to flamboyant threats and a meme-fueled rename of Lake Ontario to Lake America—paired with a rusting USS Abraham Lincoln and a White House aide reinforcing Trump’s warped reality, all underscoring ongoing political chaos and media satire as Trump stays prolific on Truth Social.
Sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln, following a record-long deployment tied to operations related to Iran, enjoyed a rare port call in Pattaya, Thailand, swapping the noise of the ship for the sounds of elephants and other simple distractions to lift morale and reconnect with home after months at sea.
Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln describe a punishing, months‑long deployment with no clear end in sight, saying the grueling mission took a toll on morale and prompted some to reconsider a long career in the Navy, according to interviews cited by The Wall Street Journal.
Two US sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln were sent back to their ship after a drunken altercation near Pattaya's Walking Street during a port call in Thailand; local police said the incident was minor and no Thai laws were violated, with the Navy returning the sailors to the vessel.
After 286 days at sea, sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln touch down in Pattaya, indulging in pedicures, shopping, and meals as local businesses expect a multi‑million-baht boost from the 5,000‑strong crew; officials estimate spending of about $100–$150 per sailor per day could generate around 100 million baht (~$3 million), while the visit unfolds amid Pattaya’s nightlife scene and ongoing talk about the ship’s hard deployment conditions.