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USS Abraham Lincoln carrier group recorded eight suicide attempts during Iran operations
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao announced that eight suicide attempts occurred during the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group's operations against Iran. No service member died by suicide during the deployment.
The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group recorded eight suicide attempts during operations against Iran. Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao disclosed the figure in a written response dated Tuesday to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's questions about the morale and mental health of personnel in the strike group.
Cao's response said the figure included not only the carrier's crew but also personnel from the air wing, carrier strike group and destroyer squadron, as well as service members assigned to escort destroyers and aviation squadrons deployed aboard the ships.
No service member died by suicide during the deployment. Between 6,000 and 7,000 U.S. Navy personnel served in the strike group, which consisted of approximately six ships.
USS Abraham Lincoln spent 286 days at sea
The USS Abraham Lincoln conducted high-tempo combat operations and did not make a port call for more than six months. A U.S. military official assessed that the eight suicide attempts were exceptionally high compared with the one or two cases seen annually in recent carrier strike groups.
The same official said the pressure created by combat operations was heavier than that of routine deployments. The absence of port visits and the continuous state of alert also increased the burden on personnel, the official said.
After spending 286 days at sea, the USS Abraham Lincoln docked at Laem Chabang Port in Thailand on September 2.
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