美国国防部长皮特·海格塞斯周三表彰了“林肯”号航空母舰打击群的全体官兵，称其完成了“历史性”的作战部署。此前，该航母在结束了中东的超期任务后正驶向圣迭戈。
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised the crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group on Wednesday for a "historic" combat deployment, as the aircraft carrier headed to San Diego following an extended mission in the Middle East.
海格塞斯对全体官兵表示：“‘林肯’号航母打击群所做的事情，是其他任何航母打击群都未曾做过的。”
"What the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group did, no other carrier strike group has ever done," Hegseth told the crew.
海格塞斯在部署期间列举了1万次出动、2.3万个战斗飞行小时以及近4000次战斗出动。他表示，该打击群向敌方目标投掷了150万磅的弹药。
Hegseth cited 10,000 sorties, 23,000 combat flight hours and nearly 4,000 combat sorties during the deployment. He said the group dropped 1.5 million pounds of ordnance on enemy targets.
这位国防部长表示，唐纳德·特朗普总统要求他亲自感谢参与此次任务的水兵和其他人员，包括他们在旨在阻止伊朗获得核武器的“史诗怒火”行动中所发挥的作用。
The secretary said President Donald Trump asked him to personally thank the sailors and other personnel involved in the mission, including their role in the Epic Fury operation aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
他还赞扬了该航母打击群在随后的封锁中所起的作用，将其形容为“自第一天起就坚不可摧”。海格塞斯强调了此次部署的时间之长和要求之高，称船员们连续265天没有停靠港口。他说，在官兵们以为将要回国后，部署任务被延长了两次。
He also praised the carrier strike group's role in a subsequent blockade, describing it as “impenetrable since day one.”Hegseth highlighted the length and demands of the deployment, saying the crew spent 265 consecutive days without a port call. He said the deployment was extended twice after personnel believed they would be returning home.
他说：“在你们以为要回家的时候，任务被延长了两次，我们要求你们做更多的事情。你们知道你们做了什么吗？你们做了更多，而且这并不容易。”海格塞斯表示，该航母打击群在政府阻止伊朗获得核武器的努力中发挥了核心作用。
“Two times extended when you thought you were going home, and we asked you to do more,” he said. “And you know what you did? You did more, and it wasn't easy.”Hegseth said the carrier strike group played a central role in the administration's effort to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
他说：“对于你们在这次历史性任务中为确保伊朗永远不会获得核武器而执行的操作，我感到无比自豪。”伊朗“绝不会获得核武器”。海格塞斯宣布，该航母打击群将获得总统单位嘉奖，这是军队最高单位荣誉之一。
“I couldn't be more proud of what you executed in this historic mission to ensure Iran never gets a nuclear weapon,” he said. Iran “will never get a nuclear weapon.”Hegseth announced that the carrier strike group would receive the Presidential Unit Citation, one of the military's highest unit awards.
他说：“今天，我怀着无比自豪的心情向你们授予总统单位嘉奖。”
“It is with great pride today that I would like to award to you the Presidential Unit Citation,” he said.