USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land Military families and Congress members are sounding the alarm about an intensifying mental health crisis onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, as its 5,000 sailors and marines endure a record-breaking deployment at sea tied to the war with Iran. Two leading specialist military papers, the Navy…
The USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier, is currently facing an intensifying mental health crisis among its 5,000 crew members who have been at sea for nine months, setting a record with 250 consecutive days without landfall. This extended deployment, tied to the war with Iran, has raised alarms among military families and Congress members.
Leading military publications, the Navy Times and Stars and Stripes, report that multiple sailors have attempted to jump overboard, indicating that the poor conditions and mounting mental stresses have reached breaking point.
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