8 sailors in Lincoln carrier group attempted suicide on extended deployment, Navy leader says

The Navy reported that eight sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during an extended deployment.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao provided the information to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in a letter this week. The New York Democrat had inquired about the strike group’s crew of thousands who spent a record amount of uninterrupted time at sea.
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