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据美国有线电视新闻网（CNN）获得的代理海军部长的信函，在美军亚伯拉罕·林肯号航母打击群执行针对伊朗的作战行动、且该航母创下现代海上部署时长纪录的期间，共有8名美军人员企图自杀。
代理海军部长洪·曹在回应参议员克里斯滕·吉利布兰德有关亚伯拉罕·林肯号舰员士气与心理健康的书面提问时，披露了这一此前未被报道过的数字。受影响人员来自该航母战斗群下辖的多艘舰艇，包括航母本身。曹写道，此次部署期间没有舰员自杀身亡。
林肯号航母打击群水兵的自杀企图率，大致与2024年美国整个现役海军的自杀企图率持平。2024年是美国国防部公布自杀数据的最新年份，当年美军现役约33.7万名水兵中共有356起自杀企图。
“自林肯号航母部署以来，整个打击群共有8起自杀企图，”曹在日期为周二的信函中对身为参议院军事委员会成员的民主党议员吉利布兰德写道，“这一数字包括林肯号舰员、航母舰载机联队、打击群和驱逐舰中队人员、护航驱逐舰官兵以及所有搭载的航空中队水兵。”
林肯号航母打击群共部署了约6000至7000名水兵，分乘约6艘舰艇。其间该航母因高强度针对伊朗的作战行动，连续6个多月未靠港休整。
“8起自杀企图的数量高得惊人，”一名美国军方官员告诉CNN，他指出近期航母打击群的部署每年仅会出现1至2起此类事件。“作战行动带来的压力远高于常规部署。没有靠港、时刻处于警戒状态等等。”
截至稿件发布前，美国海军未就该信函置评。
根据曹的信函，林肯号航母搭载了多项心理健康服务资源，包括5名牧师、1名派驻的综合预防咨询师、1名心理学家、1名临床社工、3名行为健康技术员以及1只远征随行服务犬。
CNN此前曾报道，近几个月来，林肯号航母打击群的两名水兵——一名来自航母本身，另一名来自其他舰艇——跳海，均被救起，美国官员透露。据《海军时报》和《星条旗报》的报道，另有数人被阻止了跳海行为。
在给吉利布兰德的信函中，曹还证实，一名隶属于舰载机联队的水兵于8月初跳海，但被“快速救回”并由林肯号的医疗部门救治。“此外，一名水兵在3月份企图跳海，被同舰战友阻止。该水兵也获得了即时医疗救治，随后返回母港。”
美国海军此前曾在给CNN的一份声明中表示：“我们未观察到舰上自杀意念或自杀企图有所增加。我们高度重视每一名官兵的福祉，配备了宗教、医疗和心理健康专业人员，以在出现相关问题时进行评估和处理。”
一名美国官员此前也曾告诉CNN，海军认为部署时长与自残念头之间不存在关联，且落水事件并非该打击群独有。
一名在林肯号航母服役的水兵此前向CNN透露，该航母上的士气非常低落，称多次听闻战友存在自杀意念。该水兵还表示，基本生活设施经常故障——舰上的厕所和饮水龙头频繁关闭，热水也常常无法使用。
“我们每天醒来都听舰长讲话，满心期盼着能得到返回母港的最新消息，”这名水兵在该舰接到返回位于圣迭戈母港的命令前告诉CNN。该舰已于8月离开中东地区，预计未来几周内返回圣迭戈。
其他接受CNN采访的林肯号水兵则表示，此次部署的状况与他们此前的部署截然不同，主要原因是作战行动导致该航母无法停靠友好港口补给。舰艇通常可在靠港期间补充物资，让水兵得以休息放松。
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Eight sailors assigned to US carrier group that fought in Iran war attempted suicide, Navy secretary tells Congress
2026-09-23T21:00:48.812Z / CNN
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Eight US Navy personnel assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group attempted suicide during a period that included when the ships undertook combat operations against Iran and the carrier set a modern record for its time at sea, according to a letter from the service’s acting secretary, which was obtained by CNN.
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao revealed the number, which has not been previously reported and covers crew members from several ships that travel together, including the carrier, in written responses to questions posed by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand about the morale and mental health of the USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew. Cao wrote that no service members had killed themselves during the deployment.
The rate of suicide attempts among the Lincoln strike group’s sailors was roughly consistent with that of the entire active duty Navy in 2024, the most recent year for which the Pentagon has released suicide data. That year, the Navy saw 356 suicide attempts among its estimated 337,000 active duty sailors.
“Since the beginning of Lincoln’s deployment, there have been a total of eight suicide attempts across the strike group,” Cao wrote to Gillibrand, a Democrat and member of the Senate Armed Services, in a letter dated Tuesday. “This number includes the Lincoln crew and sailors from the carrier airwing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons.”
Between 6,000 and 7,000 US Navy sailors were deployed as part of the Lincoln strike group across roughly a half dozen ships — with the carrier kept out of port for over six months while conducting a high rate of combat operations against Iran.
“Eight attempted suicides is incredibly high,” one US military official told CNN, noting recent carrier strike group deployments have had one or two per year. “The strain of combat ops is much higher than normal deployments. No port calls, constant alerts, etc.”
The Navy did not respond ahead of publication to a request for comment about the letter.
The Lincoln deployed with various mental health resources onboard, including five chaplains, one embedded integrated prevention counselor, one psychologist, one clinical social worker, three behavioral health technicians and one expeditionary facility dog, according to Cao’s letter.
CNN previously reported that two sailors assigned to the Lincoln strike group, one from the carrier and one from another ship, had jumped overboard in recent months. Both were rescued, US officials said. Others were prevented from jumping, according to reports from the Navy Times and Stars and Stripes.
In his letter to Gillibrand, Cao also confirmed that a sailor assigned to the airwing went overboard from the ship in early August but was “quickly recovered” and treated by the Lincoln’s medical department. “Additionally, one sailor attempted to go overboard in March and was stopped by his shipmates. That sailor was also provided immediate medical care and subsequently returned to homeport.”
The Navy previously said in a statement to CNN, “We have not observed an increase in suicidal ideations or attempts aboard the ship. We take every service member’s well-being seriously and have religious, medical and mental health professionals available to assess and address concerns as they arise.”
A US official also previously told CNN that the Navy does not believe there is a correlation between deployment length and thoughts of self-harm, and that man overboard incidents are not unique to this group.
A crew member serving on the Lincoln previously described to CNN that morale on the carrier was very low and said they had heard repeatedly about suicidal ideation by fellow crew members. And there were regular strains on essential amenities — toilets and water fountains around the ship frequently closed, and hot water was often unavailable, the crew member said.
“Everyday we wake up and listen to our captain speak, we are desperately hoping and anxious for updates on our return,” the crew member, speaking before the ship had been ordered to return to its home port in San Diego, told CNN. The ship left the Middle East in August and is expected back in San Diego in the coming weeks.
Other sailors aboard the Lincoln who spoke with CNN described conditions unlike their prior deployments, largely due to the combat that has kept the carrier from making stops at friendly ports. Ships can take on new supplies and allow their sailors to rest and relax during those port calls.
CNN’s Davis Winkie contributed to this report
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