“亚伯拉罕·林肯”号航空母舰在持续265天的超长部署任务结束后，于周四返回圣迭戈湾。此次任务中，该舰为伊朗战争提供了支持，但据称舰上船员的生活条件也日益恶化。
The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Bay Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record-long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.
美国国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯于周三飞往该航母，向船员颁发总统单位嘉奖令——这是美军单位所能获得的最高荣誉，通常用于表彰在战斗中取得的重大成就。
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth flew out to the carrier on Wednesday to give the crew the Presidential Unit Citation, the highest honour a unit can receive that is typically reserved for significant achievement in combat.
赫格塞斯驳斥了那些试图将“林肯号”塑造成某种象征的说法，他称这种说法旨在将其描绘成“功能失调、士气低落或任务失败的象征”。
Hegseth pushed back against what he said were efforts to turn the “Lincoln into some sort of a symbol, a symbol of dysfunction or a symbol of low morale or a symbol of a failed mission”.
他表示：“美国军队、美国海军以及所有这些水手之所以与众不同，是因为你们能够适应、保持坚韧并最终克服困难——无论如何都会完成任务。”赫格塞斯还告诉船员们，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普“从第一天起就关注着你们的行动，并对你们的表现感到无比自豪”。
He said “what makes the US military and the US Navy and all these sailors different is that you adapt and that you’re resilient and you overcome – you finish the mission nonetheless.”Hegseth told the crew that US President Donald Trump “tracked your activities from day one and couldn’t be more proud of what you executed”.
周四，船员们的家人和亲友在该舰抵达前数小时便已抵达，在圣迭戈附近科罗纳多海军基地外排队等候登舰。
Families and loved ones of the crew arrived hours ahead of the carrier’s arrival on Thursday, queuing to get on the naval base in Coronado near San Diego.
美国海军表示，在船只靠岸后，首批离舰的将是64位首次与子女相见的父亲。
Among the first to depart once the ship docks will be 64 fathers meeting theirs babies for the first time, the Navy said.
“这几乎已经一年了，”费尔南多·科塔说道。他期待能听到自己20岁女儿艾莎的声音，“这么久没见，能见到她我真的非常开心。”伊维丝·富莱特则和家人从亚利桑那州驱车前来，迎接她20岁的儿子詹恩，并计划带他外出吃晚餐，然后在周五庆祝他的生日。
“It’s almost been a year,” said Fernando Cota, who was looking forward to hearing the voice of his 20-year-old daughter, Aixa. “I’m happy to see her after so long.”Iveth Foullet drove with her family from Arizona to greet her 20-year-old son, Jan, with plans to take him out for dinner and then celebrate his birthday on Friday.
在伊朗战争任务期间，由于船员压力过大、心理健康状况不佳，以及食物和卫生用品等物资短缺等问题，“林肯号”一度引发全国关注。
The carrier drew national attention following reports of stress among the crew and poor mental health, as well as supply shortages, including food and hygiene products, during its Iran war mission.
美国海军最初对这些问题轻描淡写，而特朗普在8月份也曾评论称，“林肯号”的这次部署“远未足够长”。
The Navy initially downplayed any problems and Trump commented in August that the Lincoln’s lengthy deployment was “not nearly long enough”.
该航母于11月离开圣地亚哥，并于1月抵达中东。2月28日，美国与以色列军队对伊朗发动了空袭。然而，海军领导层最终承认，舰上确实存在一些问题。
The carrier left San Diego in November and arrived in the Middle East in January. US and Israeli forces launched air strikes against Iran on February 28. Navy leaders, however, eventually acknowledged there were some issues aboard.
8月，代理海军部长洪高表示，“林肯”号虽然维持了充足的食物供应，但由于作战行动限制了补给机会，餐食选择曾一度从两餐减少到一餐。他在致一位寻求信息的民主党议员的信中称，每天仍提供四顿营养均衡的餐食。
In August, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said the Lincoln maintained adequate food supplies but because combat operations limited resupply opportunities, meal options were reduced from two to one for a short time. He said in a letter to a Democratic lawmaker seeking information that four nutritionally balanced meals were served daily.
在海上航行超过10个月后，“林肯”号的船员于上个月初在中东返航途中停靠了泰国。
After more than 10 months at sea, the Lincoln’s crew got a stop in Thailand early last month on the way back from the Middle East.
长时间的海军部署可能会让长期远离家乡的军人身心俱疲，同时也会增加舰船及其设备的负担。
Extended naval deployments can wear on service members who are away from home for long periods and increase strain on the ship and its equipment.
海军向议员表示，在这次创纪录的部署期间，有8名水手试图自杀。不过，专家认为，在为期10个月、由6000名水手组成的打击群中，这一数字并不算高。
The Navy told lawmakers that eight sailors attempted suicide during the record-setting deployment, though experts say that number is low in a strike group of 6,000 sailors over 10 months.
根据赫格塞斯向船员宣读的嘉奖令，“林肯”号及其打击群共执行了3693次作战任务，投掷了137万磅弹药，发射了450枚“战斧”巡航导弹，击落了77架单程攻击无人机，击沉了64艘伊朗军舰，摧毁了21枚反舰巡航导弹，并成功抵御了4艘快速攻击艇和4艘载有爆炸物的船只。
According to the citation that Hegseth read to the crew, the Lincoln and its strike group executed 3,693 combat missions, delivered 1.37 million pounds of ordnance, launched 450 Tomahawk cruise missiles, shot down 77 one-way attack drones, sank 64 Iranian warships, destroyed 21 anti-ship cruise missiles and defended against four fast-attack craft and explosive-carrying ships.
海军表示，“林肯”号在中东地区保障海上行动安全方面发挥了关键作用。
The Lincoln played a vital role providing security for maritime operations in the Middle East, the Navy said.
“林肯”号创造了两次靠港之间的最长间隔记录，是第二艘为支持对伊战争而执行异常长时间部署，并在战后获得总统单位嘉奖的航母。
The Lincoln, which set a record for days in between ports of call, is the second carrier to endure an unusually long deployment to support the war against Iran and to receive the Presidential Unit Citation afterwards.
赫格塞思于5月会见了“杰拉尔德·R·福特”号航空母舰的船员，当时该舰刚从为期326天的部署任务中返回——这是过去50年来航空母舰执行的最长部署任务，也是越南战争后时期的纪录。此次部署的连续在航天数并不如“林肯”号此前的265天那么长。
Hegseth in May met the crew of the USS Gerald R. Ford during its return from a 326-day deployment – the longest for an aircraft carrier in the past 50 years and a record in the post-Vietnam war era. The deployment did not include as many uninterrupted days at sea as the Lincoln’s 265-day stretch.
另一艘通常部署在亚洲的航空母舰“乔治·华盛顿”号于8月在中东接替了“林肯”号。美联社报道
Another carrier, the usually Asia-based USS George Washington, relieved the Lincoln in the Middle East in August. By Associated Press