It is not yet “Mutiny on the Bounty”, but the crew aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and their families back home are making it clear to Pete Hegseth, the Secretary of War, and other Pentagon officials that one of America’s most iconic warfighting vessels is plagued with a potentially deadly morale problem.
Back in April, barely a month into Donald Trump’s war with Iran, sailors serving on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier started grousing on social media about dwindling food supplies. Images sent to spouses and parents were leaked to the media and appeared to support claims that the ship’s supplies were coming under growing pressure.
Some “meals” consisted of little more than a handful of boiled carrots and two dried-out slices of unidentifiable meat. Sailors aboard the nearby USS Tripoli were also lodging similar complaints.
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At the time, Hegseth denied any problems existed, claiming that the vessels had more than 30 days of food supplies for their crews. “Our sailors deserve and receive the best,” he said.
