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

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.

The Lincoln has been supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its deployment has included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 240 days.

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 onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Friday, saying the deployment was “not nearly long en

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story  Amid reports of low morale, USS Abraham Lincoln returning home, Navy says Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on Friday that the USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to the U.S. as the airc

The USS Abraham Lincoln will be ending its record-breaking, 266-day deployment amid concerns over the mental health of its crew, Navy officials said.

Lawmakers are pressing for answers amid reports that sailors aboard the San Diego-based carrier have endured food shortages, plumbing failures and severe fatigue.

President Donald Trump dismissed concerns on Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran, while confirming the ship would soon rotate out. Asked by reporters whether family members were worried about the situation on the USS Abraham Lincoln, Trum

The USS Abraham Lincoln has been at sea for nine months, and sailors have maintained a grueling pace amid the war in Iran.

The Navy is moving another aircraft carrier toward the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln after its deployment stretched beyond eight months and reports of dire conditions aboard the vessel have emerged. The USS George Washington, the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, was traveling west from th

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Reports of food shortages and mental health issues during the carrier’s extended Middle East deployment have led to calls from leading Democrats for answers.

Reports of food shortages and mental health issues during the carrier’s extended Middle East deployment have led to calls from leading Democrats for answers.

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

US officials said that the carrier swap is part of a previously planned rotationThe United States is preparing to send the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, as mounting concerns over crew morale and conditions aboard the Lincoln have raised questions about the

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.

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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

Lawmakers are calling for oversight after families described moldy showers, broken toilets, weeks without hot water and sailors attempting to jump off.

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

Sen. Richard Blumenthal distributed a letter on Wednesday requesting that the U.S. Navy account for conditions aboard the carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

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