US Navy confirms ‘eight suicide attempts’ on USS Lincoln: What we know

Acting United States Navy Secretary Hung Cao has confirmed that there have been “eight suicide attempts” by personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group posted in the Middle East – at least two by jumping overboard – during their deployment there.In a letter to US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Tuesday, Cao wrote about quality of life on the fleet and morale among personnel. He was responding on behalf of US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to her questions about reports of crew members attempting to harm themselves.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump’s war on Stars and Stripes: Why has military newspaper chief quit?list 2 of 3Editor of US newspaper Stars and Stripes reportedly fired under Trumplist 3 of 3Fired Stars and Stripes journalists sue Trump administration for censorshipend of listWhile Cao said no service members had died by suicide during the deployment, there had been attempts to jump overboard.“This includes the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons,” the letter read.Here’s what we know:What is the USS Abraham Linc...