The Navy is disputing reports circulating on social media and some news sites that claim the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and an amphibious landing ship, the USS Tripoli, have been experiencing food shortages as they patrol the Middle East.
“Recent reports alleging food shortages and poor quality aboard our deployed ships are false,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said in a statement Friday on X.
“Both USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli have sufficient food onboard to serve their crews with healthy options. The health and wellbeing of our Sailors and Marines are my top priority, and every crew member continues to receive fully portioned, nutritionally balanced meals.”
Caudle also posted four images showing ample supplies of food on both warships.
The Navy was largely referring to social media posts of unclear or undetermined origin that claimed the ships are short of food. USA Today also posted a story in which people who were not fully identified said they were worried about the food situation on the ships.
The Abraham Lincoln is the flagship of a carrier strike group that launched some of the first attacks against Iran when the U.S.-Iran war began on Feb. 28. The Tripoli is based in Japan and was sent to the Middle East earlier this year.