- Retired Adm. Mike Mullen says the truth about mental‑health reports on the USS Abraham Lincoln is likely "somewhere in the middle," voicing concern while noting the captain is addressing issues.
- The carrier has been at sea more than 260 days amid family reports of multiple overboard attempts; the Navy says a small number of mental‑health cases were treated and the ship will return to San Diego soon.
- Mullen attributes the long deployment to fewer safe regional bases and too few carriers, and says the Navy needs more carriers if this operating tempo continues.
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