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Eight Sailors in USS Lincoln Strike Group Reportedly Attempted Suicide During Iran Deployment
File photo, Anat Givon/AP Photo Eight U.S.
By Yuki Tanaka
National Security · September 23, 2026
File photo, Anat Givon/AP Photo Eight U.S. Navy sailors assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during its extended deployment, which included combat operations in the Iran war, according to a new report.
The figure emerged in a Tuesday letter from Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), CNN reported Wednesday.
First reported by Mediaite.
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