Lincoln at Sea: Lawmakers Demand Accountability
Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have endured an unprecedentedly long Middle East deployment, raising serious concerns about mental health, morale, and self-harm, with family members pressing Navy leadership for a return date and enhanced support. In parallel, families report deteriorating living conditions—mouldy showers, supply shortages, water quality issues, and delayed mail—while officials discuss deploying the Theodore Roosevelt to relieve Lincoln and expand deployment-resilience resources."