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With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows.
A Navy official said the number is not out of the norm for a long deployment.
A new letter sent by acting Secretary of the Navy revealed there has been 8 suicide attempts associated with the USS Abraham Lincoln while deployed to the Iran war.
The U.S. Navy just revealed eight reported suicide attempts from active service members connected to the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln after the ship was deployed in Trump’s war with Iran.
The U.S. Navy has revealed eight reported suicide attempts from active servicemembers connected to the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, after the ship was deployed in Trump’s war with Iran. The Weeknight hosts react.
Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier set a modern record for its time at sea, according to a letter from the service’s acting secretary, which was obtained by CNN. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao revealed the number, which has not been previously reported and covers crew members from several ships that travel together, including the carrier, in written responses to questions posed by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand about the morale and mental health of the USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew. Cao wrote that no service members had killed themselves during the deployment. 0:00 The letter that…
The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group experienced eight service member suicide attempts during its current deployment, acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said.
The Parole in Place program allows undocumented families of service members to remain in the U.S. while pursuing a path to permanent residency.
In a letter obtained by MS NOW, the Navy Secretary wrote there were eight reported suicide attempts from service members of the carrier strike group tied to the USS Lincoln. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar joins Katy Tur to share more details. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
A new letter from the acting secretary of the U.S. Navy has revealed troubling details about conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln — including that there were eight reported suicide attempts from service members of the carrier strike group tied to the USS Lincoln. MS NOW’s Priya Sridhar reports. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or chat live at 988lifeline.org. You can also visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional support.