# US commander promises mental health will be a priority aboard USS Lincoln

https://mins.news/en/item/23772

- BBC Chinese, 2026-08-17 02:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c5yvv1vz252o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> US Central Command chief Brad Cooper said mental health would be a priority aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed at sea for an extended period. He said its number of related cases was among the lowest across the US fleet, while families worried that harsh conditions were harming sailors’ wellbeing; some sailors were reportedly said to have attempted to jump overboard.

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