美国航母USS Abraham Lincoln因船员福利问题引发关注，美国国防部宣布派遣USS George Washington号航母前往中东接替其任务 [1]。Lincoln号已在海上部署9个月，原定5月结束部署但至今仍未撤离 [1]。
Lincoln号上的5000名船员据报遭遇恶劣的船上条件 [1]。报道指出存在卫生条件差、缺乏新鲜食物、管道破裂等问题 [1]。一名船员称其家人在部署期间体重下降65磅（约29公斤） [1]。此外有报道称多名船员曾试图跳舰 [1]。美国海军否认自杀行为增加的说法，但承认补给在"伊朗战争中的战斗行动"期间被中断 [1]。
George Washington号航母已从日本横须贺出发前往中东，预计于8月22日左右抵达阿曼杜库姆港 [1]。美国国防部否认存在心理健康危机，但承认了补给中断问题 [1]。康州民主党参议员Richard Blumenthal表示相关报道"值得立即关注" [1]。
The USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed for nine months and is crewed by approximately 5,000 sailors, has faced significant challenges while remaining in the Middle East beyond its originally scheduled May withdrawal date [1]. Reports have documented severe conditions aboard the vessel, including poor sanitation, food shortages lacking fresh provisions, burst pipes, and widespread fatigue among crew members [1]. One sailor's family reported that he lost 65 pounds while at sea [1], and multiple accounts have emerged of crew members attempting to leave the ship [1].
The USS George Washington is currently en route from Yokosuka, Japan, to relieve the Lincoln and is expected to arrive at Duqam Port, Oman, around August 22 [1]. In response to the reported conditions, Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal stated in a letter that the accounts warrant immediate attention [1]. The U.S. Defense Department has denied the existence of a mental health crisis, though it has acknowledged that supply deliveries were interrupted by combat operations related to the Iran conflict [1]. Former President Trump characterized the deployment as "nowhere near long enough" and dismissed concerns from sailors' families [1].