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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Iran war commander praises USS Abraham Lincoln’s ‘performance for the ages’ following reports sailors tried to jump overboard
Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of Tampa, Fla.-based US Central Command (CENTCOM), visited the aircraft carrier in the north Arabian Sea on Saturday ahead of its imminent relief.
Damage control? Top Admiral Visits USS Lincoln, Suggests Reports...
The top US military commander in the Middle East has personally visited the USS Lincoln carrier, which is currently patrolling the Middle East after having long been engaged in operations against Iran. US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief, Adm. Brad Cooper, directly inspected the ship amid widespread reports of low morale and extremely challenging conditions amid a record extended deployment. But Cooper came away with the opposite conclusions from…
Top Admiral Visits USS Lincoln, Suggests Reports Of Dire Conditions Are Greatly Exaggerated
Top Admiral Visits USS Lincoln, Suggests Reports Of Dire Conditions Are Greatly Exaggerated The top US military commander in the Middle East has personally visited the USS Lincoln carrier, which is currently patrolling the Middle East after having long been engaged in operations against Iran. US Central Command (CENTCOM) chief, Adm. Brad Cooper, directly inspected the ship amid widespread reports of low morale and extremely challenging condition…
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