Centcom commander visits USS Abraham Lincoln amid questions about conditions on ship
Cooper spent several hours aboard the carrier and the Navy is sending additional counselors and social workers as it prepares to return home.
- On Saturday, Admiral Brad Cooper visited the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, addressing the crew and thanking them for their "tremendous dedication and courage" during his hours-long tour.
- Families of sailors and Marines report food shortages, water issues, and broken facilities, citing low morale and mental health strain after the carrier spent more than 250 days at sea this year.
- Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao called media reports "dishonest" on Friday while acknowledging a "small number of mental health cases were treated" and insisting the crew "crushed their deployment."
- The Navy is sending additional resiliency counselors and social workers to augment support services aboard the ship, which will rotate as the USS George Washington deploys to replace it.
- More than 50,000 United States service members are operating across West Asia, where tensions between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz persist during this operationally intense year.
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Faced with criticism, the interim secretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, announced that the Lincoln will soon return home to be relieved by the USS George Washington
General Brad Cooper, Commander of the U.S. Central Command who oversees military responses against Iran, visited the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed to the Middle East for an extended period. This move is interpreted as an effort to encourage the crew and prevent internal unrest within the military, amidst reports of poor service conditions resulting from the long-term deployment and even a crew member's attempted s…
U.S. commander calls mental health a priority after he visits USS Lincoln
Days after reports emerged of burnout and poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, Adm. Brad Cooper acknowledged that long stretches at sea can be challenging but that some of the concerns raised were 'old news."
Fireworks erupt after top admiral's 'gaslighting' about stranded sailors: 'Disheartening'
A message shared by one of the top admirals in the U.S. Navy after visiting the stranded crew on the USS Abraham Lincoln sparked fireworks on Sunday. Admiral Brad Cooper, who leads United States Central Command, said on Sunday that his time aboard the ship was "awe-inspiring," although he admitted t...
US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln reported one of the lowest levels of mental health problemsUS Central Command commander Admiral Brad Cooper said the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln had one of the lowest indicators of mental health problems among 11 aircraft carriers. The deployment lasts almost nine months, the ship participates in operations against Iran.
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