在海上服役超过300天后，“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号航空母舰上的官兵本周终于将返回家园。
After spending more than 300 days at sea, service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln will finally return home this week.
这艘满载约7500名人员的航母因在中东长期部署而饱受批评，原定于周四停靠圣地亚哥。
The beleaguered aircraft carrier with about 7,500 personnel is scheduled to dock Thursday in San Diego, amid sharp criticism over its prolonged deployment in the Middle East.
据美联社报道，国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯周三向船员承认，自己是“挡在你们与家之间的唯一障碍”，并且正是他“两次签署了相关命令”，延长了该舰的部署时间。
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth acknowledged to crewmembers on Wednesday that he was the “only thing standing between you and home” and that he had been the one “who signed that orders book twice” to extend the ship’s deployment, The Associated Press reported.
“林肯”号于11月离开圣地亚哥，最初预计会在夏季前返航。
The Lincoln left San Diego in November and was initially expected to return before the summer months.
但自2月伊朗战争爆发后，其部署时间被延长。
Its deployment was extended after the Iran war began in February.
该舰在9月初之前连续286天在海上航行，未靠任何港口，之后在泰国短暂停靠了几天。
The ship was at sea without a port of call for 286 days until early September, when it docked in Thailand for a handful of days.
到那时，船上人员的家属已开始担忧食物供应日益短缺以及士气低落。
By that point, family members of those on board had raised concerns about dwindling food supplies and low morale.
一名海军高级官员上个月致信纽约州民主党参议员基尔斯滕·吉利布兰德称，在漫长的海上服役期间，至少有8名官兵试图自杀。
At least eight service members attempted suicide during the many months at sea, according to a letter sent last month to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., by a top Navy official.
NBC新闻获得的这封信引发了人们对长期部署可能对官兵心理健康造成影响的担忧。
The letter, obtained by NBC News, prompted concerns about the impact to mental health that such a lengthy deployment can have on service members.
目前，该舰上尚未有死亡案例被归因于自杀。
No deaths on the ship have been attributed to suicide.
一些船上人员的家属表示，长时间在海上服役正在“摧毁”水手的心理健康，其中一人将其形容为“《美国恐怖故事》电视剧中的场景”。
Some family members of those on the ship said the extended time at sea was “wreaking havoc” on sailors’ mental health, and one described it as a “scene out of the ‘American Horror Story’” television show.
一位女士向NBC新闻讲述她儿子在海上服役期间的经历时表示：“他原本非常乐观，后来却变得非常消沉。”
“Where he had been very positive, he started getting very dark,” one woman told NBC News about her son’s time at sea.
另一位家长说，随着特朗普政府不断推迟该舰的返航日期，她和在船上服役的女儿变得越来越沮丧。
Another parent said that she and her daughter, who is serving aboard the ship, grew increasingly frustrated as the Trump administration continued to push back the ship’s arrival date.
根据美国官员称，8月初，一名被派往“林肯”号航空队的海员意外落水，但很快获救并接受了治疗。
According to U.S. officials, a sailor assigned to the air wing on the Lincoln went overboard in early August and was quickly rescued and treated.
该官员告诉NBC新闻，这名海员已被调离舰船，以接受进一步的医疗护理。
That sailor was transferred off the ship for further medical care, the official told NBC News.
海军官员最初表示，舰上领导层并未观察到自杀念头或自杀未遂事件有所增加。
Navy officials initially said leadership had not observed an increase in suicidal ideations or attempts aboard the ship.
根据这封信件，自杀未遂事件发生在航母航空队、打击群和驱逐舰中队人员、护航驱逐舰以及所有登舰航空中队成员中。
According to the letter, suicide attempts occurred among crewmembers and sailors from the carrier air wing, strike group and destroyer squadron staff, escorting destroyers and all embarked aviation squadrons.