Sec. of the Navy says 8 Sailors in the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide

8 sailors attempted suicide aboard ships from Lincoln strike group, Cao says

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2026/09/24/8-sailors-attempted-suicide-aboard-ships-from-lincoln-strike-group-cao-says

Cao revealed the number of suicide attempts in a letter to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-New York, responding to questions about the well-being of the Lincoln’s crew. The letter, obtained by USA TODAY, was first reported by CNN.

Cao revealed the figures in a Tuesday letter to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, in response to the lawmaker’s inquiry into conditions aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier amid mental health concerns.
“Since the beginning of Lincoln’s deployment, there have been a total of eight suicide attempts across the strike group — this number includes the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier air wing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons,” the letter said.

No sailors have died by suicide on the Lincoln carrier strike group, Cao said.

Many of the residents of my neighborhood are Navy personal assigned to F-18 squadrons at NAS Whidbey, or one of the deployed carriers.

Americans should be alarmed by Secretary of War Hegseth and Donald Trump disregard for Service members dismal morale. Trump even remarked that their deployment wasn’t “nearly long enough.”

https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-record-uss-lincoln-deployment-long/story?id=135652552