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Raytheon reports that its advanced SPY-6 radar has been successfully tested during the recent “Pacific Dragon” missile-defense exercise near Hawaii. The exercise featured assets from various allied nations, including the United States, Australia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Chile, and Spain

DVIDS – Images – MRF-D Marines conduct aircraft refueling exercise [Image 9 of 9]

The nearly nine-month extended deployment of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East has triggered a mental health crisis among the crew so intense that some sailors have tried to jump overboard, according to some US media reports

The senior U.S. officer overseeing the war in Iran said addressing mental health concerns was a high priority for the military, days after reports emerged of burnout and poor conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln. But Adm. Brad Cooper also said some of the concerns that had surfaced were “old news.”

US Central Command Commander Admiral Brad Cooper said that the aircraft carrier “Abraham Lincoln” has one of the lowest rates of mental health problems among the 11 aircraft carriers. The deployment has been ongoing for nearly nine months, and the ship is participating in an operation against Iran

A US aircraft carrier is on its way to West Asia to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose crew has reportedly endured food shortages and gruelling conditions

FILE – The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is pictured off the coast of Argentina, May 30, 2024. Victor R. Caivano/APhide caption

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading from the Pacific Ocean toward the Middle East, according toNavy statements and open-ports surfaced of mental health and supply issues aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln

A US aircraft carrier is headed to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, on which thousands of sailors have reportedly faced food shortages and difficult conditions on an extended, nine-month deployment

Things seem to be getting dicey on the high seas. Sailors aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, a large aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East to support the United States’ war with Iran since January of this year, are communicating through family members that conditions, morale, and crewmember mental health are deteriorating