00:00In a letter to Congress, the acting secretary of the Navy confirms that eight sailors attached to the USS Lincoln
00:06Carrier Strike Group attempted suicide since the beginning of their long deployment tied to the Iran war.
00:12A Navy official says that's consistent with lengthy deployments.
00:15The letter was sent to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and first obtained by CNN.
00:19The Lincoln Strike Group, which includes several ships and thousands of sailors and other service members, was at sea for
00:25more than eight months, prompting concerns about mental health on board.
00:29At the time, Secretary Pete Hegseth downplayed those worries, saying the situation had been misrepresented.
00:35And when President Trump was asked about the long deployment, he said it, quote, had not gone on nearly long
00:41enough.
00:42The Lincoln Strike Group left the Middle East late last month, but still hasn't returned home to California yet.
00:47It's now entering its 10th month deployed.
