8 US sailors attempted suicide during USS Abraham Lincoln deployment, Navy Secretary tells Senate

Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its lengthy deployment, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao has told Congress. No service member died by suicide during the deployment.

New Delhi: Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during the fleet’s extended deployment, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said in a letter to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The disclosure comes after months of concerns over the mental health and living conditions of sailors aboard the carrier.

Cao said the eight attempts occurred across the wider carrier strike group, rather than solely among the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln. The group includes the........

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