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The top US military commander in the Middle East has said mental health is a “priority” on the warship USS Lincoln, following reports of difficult conditions on board the long-deployed ship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After visiting the vessel on Saturday, Adm Brad Cooper said it had “among the lowest number of cases related to mental health” out of 11 active US aircraft carriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But he acknowledged that Navy service at sea for long periods was “uniquely challenging and tough”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ship arrived in the Middle East in January and has been supporting the US war against Iran, including the blockade on Iranian ports. It has spent a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 240 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The USS George Washington is reportedly heading to replace the USS Lincoln<\/a> and could arrive in the region in about a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family members of sailors aboard the Lincoln have expressed concern about their mental health deteriorating due to the conditions, with some sailors having reportedly attempted to jump overboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adm Cooper said in a statement on Sunday: “I’ve long believed that mental health is another aspect of individual health and requires our attention just like physical health and spiritual health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I applaud Lincoln’s leadership for… stepping up and making mental health and crew resilience a leadership priority.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While the US Navy last week acknowledged supply challenges, it denied a mental health crisis on the Lincoln, which has 5,000 people aboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conditions aboard the ship have included poor sanitation, infrequent ports of call, broken plumbing and shortages of fresh food, according to reports last week in the Military Times and Stars & Stripes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirteen Democrats on the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter on Saturday to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, criticising the lengthy deployment and demanding answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, Hegseth called reports of conditions “completely misrepresented”, while President Donald Trump dismissed suggestions the sailors had been at sea too long, telling reporters on Friday: “Not nearly long enough.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The USS Lincoln deployment, which was originally set to end in May, has been repeatedly extended. The personnel have reportedly been at sea without a port call for over 200 consecutive days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maryland’s Democratic Governor Wes Moore, a US Army veteran, told CNN on Sunday that the reported conditions were “heartbreaking” and the Republican president should have “more compassion”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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