Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao is saluting the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier after lawmakers raised concerns about conditions during its long deployment — saying nobody died from a “small number” of mental health crises on board.

“The USS Abraham Lincoln crushed their deployment and will return home soon as part of a planned rotation. Details will come but let me be clear: the safety and security of our Sailors and Marines always comes first,” he posted on X. “Mission accomplishment. Troop Welfare. This is how we lead.”

He wrote that “a small number of mental health cases were treated with no loss of life” and that “meal…

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