{"id":3756,"date":"2026-08-14T20:33:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3756"},"modified":"2026-08-14T20:33:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T20:33:52","slug":"trump-says-record-setting-navy-deployment-to-support-iran-operations-not-nearly-long-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3756","title":{"rendered":"Trump says record-setting Navy deployment to support Iran operations \u2018not nearly long enough\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and AAMER MADHANI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations against Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3754\">Missing 15-year-old Denver girl last seen Tuesday morning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a brief exchange with reporters before flying to New York for an event to highlight falling violent crime rates across the U.S., Trump refuted that family members have raised concerns about the deployment\u2019s length and even said that the more than 260-day deployment is \u201cnot nearly long enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat ship is moving right now, or very shortly, and it\u2019s being replaced with another very similar ship,\u201d Trump said when asked about the lengthy deployment.<\/p>\n<p>The Lincoln has been supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and several Democratic lawmakers, including Sens. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Ruben Gallego of Arizona, are pressing for accountability from the Pentagon over conditions aboard the carrier, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday said were \u201ccompletely misrepresented.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colo., who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan with the 82nd Airborne Division and 75th Ranger Regiment before being elected, took to social media to criticize Trump\u2019s comments, saying on X that \u201cPresident Trump does not care about our servicemembers or their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Extended deployments of carriers during the Iran conflict have raised concerns about the impact on service members who are away from home for long periods as well as the increasing strain on the ship and its equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3753\">Bill Mosher stepping down as guiding hand for Denver\u2019s redevelopment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>While hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have calmed in recent weeks, the Navy has reimposed a blockade on Iranian ports in the crucial Strait of Hormuz, and the Trump administration has offered no clarity on how it intends to wind down the war. Hegseth said that the U.S. military can maintain the blockage of Iranian ports \u201cindefinitely.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Another aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, left port in Da Nang, Vietnam, last week, and is expected to replace the USS Lincoln, one of two aircraft carriers currently deployed in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>After reports emerged that sailors on the Lincoln are struggling with mental health concerns, the Navy said it has \u201cnot observed an increase in suicidal ideations or attempts aboard the ship,\u201d though officials have declined to provide data, citing operational security and patient privacy concerns.<\/p>\n<p>A Navy official said that a sailor aboard the Lincoln went overboard in early August but that the person was quickly recovered, treated by the ship\u2019s medical department and transferred off ship for follow-on care. The official would not say whether it was being considered a suicide attempt.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, has also pushed back on reports about poor conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=3751\">Plan to move Denver Water facility to Lot M for Broncos stadium \u2018isn\u2019t really a workable solution,\u2019 key council member says<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>AP writer Michelle L. 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