The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group's grueling deployment saw a wave of suicide attempts

The US Navy's acting secretary revealed a total of eight suicide attempts since the start of the USS Abraham Lincoln's deployment. TNP/Panumas Sanguanwong/Thai News Pix/LightRocket via Getty Images New details about the mental health of sailors assigned to the Lincoln strike group were revealed in a letter to Congress. There were eight suicide attempts during its deployment, the acting secretary of the Navy wrote. Pentagon leadership previously criticized the media for covering the situation aboard the Lincoln. The mental health situation for sailors across the US Navy's USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group during its long deployment was worse than previously known, according to new information shared by the acting secretary of the Navy with Congress.