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Eight suicide attempts occurred aboard a US carrier strike group during Iran operations
Acting US 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 sailors died by suicide during the deployment.
Eight suicide attempts occurred during the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group's operations against Iran. Acting US Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao provided the information.
In a written response dated Tuesday to questions from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand about the morale and mental health of personnel in the carrier strike group, Cao said the figure did not cover only the aircraft carrier's crew. It also included personnel from the air wing, the carrier strike group and the destroyer squadron, as well as sailors serving aboard escort destroyers and in aviation squadrons deployed on the ships.
The written response said that no sailors died by suicide during the deployment. Between 6,000 and 7,000 US Navy personnel served in the carrier strike group, which consisted of approximately six ships.
The carrier strike group 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 US military official described the eight suicide attempts as an exceptionally high number, comparing it with the one or two cases recorded annually in recent carrier strike groups.
The official said the pressure created by combat operations was heavier than that of routine deployments. The inability to make port visits and the constant state of alert further increased the burden.
After spending 286 days at sea, the USS Abraham Lincoln docked at Laem Chabang Port in Thailand on September 2.
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