Father of USS Abraham Lincoln Sailor Criticizes Trump's Iran 'Forever War'

Jefferson Kelly's 20-year-old son has been on board the ship which is at the center of a debate around US Navy conditions.

Sailors on carriers like the USS Abraham Lincoln feel the strain as Navy deployments stretch longer  CNN

Food shortages, plumbing issues, and the record for longest deployment at sea. Sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln face severe mental breaking points as some attempt to jump from ship.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has claimed that reports of Navy personnel being so mentally and physically exhausted that they’ve tried to harm themselves have “completely misrepresented” the conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

President said nine months at sea ‘not nearly long enough’ even as families call for attention to mental health crisis Donald Trump has downplayed concerns about US sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, saying the deployment is “not nearly long enou

The aircraft carrier has been deployed for 9 months with no confirmed return date.

Some sailors have reportedly tried throwing themselves into the sea, basic supplies can run short and sanitation is going awry: life on America’s giant Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is increasingly difficult as the Iran war drags on. The ship – now in its ninth month of deployment – is expected to be replaced in the

A sailor went overboard off the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier earlier this month, but was quickly rescued. Sources say the incident is under investigation as family members fear that its long deployment is worsening mental health issues. Charlie D'Agata reports.

Aaron Parnas shared a sailaor’s wife’s warning as USS Abraham Lincoln faces questions over exhaustion, mental health and its long deployment.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth denied that military servicemembers aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are dealing with poor conditions, saying Thursday that reports describing such conditions were “completely misrepresented.” “We make sure every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every

Several Democratic lawmakers are calling for answers after concerns were raised by families of sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln about the deteriorating living conditions and worsening mental health during the ship’s record-breaking deployment amid the war with Iran.

Servicemember complains of rotten meat and a lack of supplies in messages home as life aboard aircraft carrier deployed to Middle East since November continues to provoke concern

The carrier has currently spent nearly 250 days consecutively at sea without making land since its departure from San Diego in November 2025.