美国总统特朗普对USS Abraham Lincoln航母上海员所面临的困境表示淡化，尽管该舰正在经历近九个月的创纪录部署[1]。舰上5000名海员和海军陆战队员报告面临严重的心理健康危机和补给问题[1]，引发多名国会议员和军人家属的关注。特朗普声称此次部署"远未足够长"[1]，与那些对舰上条件感到担忧的声音形成鲜明对比。
部署期间出现了多起跳舰事件，其中一名海员于8月初成功跳舰后被救回并转移下船[1]。在圣地亚哥召开的镇政大会上，约200名家属出席，一位配偶转述其丈夫在短信中表示希望明天不会醒来[1]。防长Pete Hegseth声称这些条件"被完全歪曲了"[1]，而海军部长Hung Cao则称心理健康案例数量"很少"，且"没有生命损失"[1]。官方指出补给优先级包括食物、卫生用品和邮件[1]。
President Trump has downplayed worries about the welfare of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during an extended military deployment.[1] The aircraft carrier has kept approximately 5,000 sailors and Marines deployed for nearly nine months, marking a record length of time.[1] Trump characterized the deployment as "not nearly long enough," suggesting the mission should continue further.[1]
The prolonged deployment has sparked alarm among military families and lawmakers over mounting mental health challenges and supply shortages aboard the vessel.[1] At a town hall in San Diego attended by roughly 200 family members, a spouse reported receiving a message from her husband stating "he hopes he doesn't wake up tomorrow."[1] Multiple attempts by sailors to abandon ship have been documented, with one individual successfully jumping overboard in early August and subsequently rescued and transferred off the ship.[1] Food, hygiene products, and mail have been identified as priority supply concerns.[1]
Senior Defense Department and Navy officials have contested the reports of deteriorating conditions. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asserted that the circumstances have been "completely misrepresented,"[1] while Navy Secretary Hung Cao characterized mental health cases as involving only a "small number" that were "treated with no loss of life."[1]