"During this deployment, there were no suicides on board. However, since the beginning of the Lincoln deployment in the strike group, there have been a total of eight suicide attempts," the report states. The Navy clarified that this refers to the entire strike group: the statistics include the crew of the aircraft carrier, the personnel of the air wing, the staff of the strike group, and the destroyer division, as well as accompanying ships and aviation squadrons. The aircraft carrier departed from San Diego on November 21, 2025. Initially, the carrier was headed to the Pacific Ocean, but it was later redirected to the Middle East. The deployment, which was planned to conclude in May, has been extended several times. By early September, the crew had spent 286 days at sea, reports The Guardian. Earlier, there were reports of several suicide attempts among the sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln amid the prolonged deployment and deteriorating conditions of service. The exact number of cases was not disclosed at that time. Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth called reports of poor conditions on the aircraft carrier "completely distorted." He stated that sailors are provided with everything they need. **For reference:** USS Abraham Lincoln is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the Nimitz class and the flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. In addition to the aircraft carrier itself, it includes the air wing, the strike group staff, a destroyer squadron, and accompanying ships.
