{"id":79796,"date":"2026-04-19T01:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/us-navy-releases-photos-of-fresh-meals-pushes-back-on-reports-of-food-shortages-on-middle-east-warships\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T01:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T01:27:11","slug":"us-navy-releases-photos-of-fresh-meals-pushes-back-on-reports-of-food-shortages-on-middle-east-warships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/us-navy-releases-photos-of-fresh-meals-pushes-back-on-reports-of-food-shortages-on-middle-east-warships\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy releases photos of &#8216;fresh meals,&#8217; pushes back on reports of food shortages on Middle East warships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The U.S. Navy released photos Saturday of &#8220;fresh meals&#8221; being served onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli as it pushed back against claims of food shortages on Middle East warships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Images have\u00a0emerged purportedly showing meager meals being served to sailors during Operation Epic Fury against Iran, but the claims are being rejected at the highest levels of the Pentagon, with Secretary of War Pete Hegseth blasting them as &#8220;fake news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Fresh meals. Full service. Mission\u00a0ready. Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli continue to receive regularly prepared meals at sea \u2014 no interruptions, no shortages,&#8221; the Navy wrote on X Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It shared photos showing full plates of food being served to sailors. One image showed boxes of food supplies stacked to the ceiling onboard one of the ships.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Hegseth Excoriates Media, Likening Them To \u2018Pharisees\u2019 In Trump Defense<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"US sailors receive meals at sea\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/X7h5RWYc0eVT0f4Ka7PNRA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/43fd6d6e0dd3522011af3b91004b844d\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>The U.S. Navy said Saturday, April 18, 2026, that &#8220;Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli continue to receive regularly prepared meals at sea.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span>(Fox News)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Recent reports alleging food shortages and\u00a0poor quality\u00a0aboard our deployed ships are false,&#8221; Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><u>Read On The Fox News App<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Both USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Tripoli have sufficient food onboard to serve their crews with healthy options.\u00a0The health and wellbeing of our Sailors and Marines are my top priority, and every crew member continues to receive fully portioned, nutritionally balanced meals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Live Updates: Iran Reverses Course On Reopening Strait Of Hormuz, Signals Warning To Us<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Meal is prepared onboard US Navy ship in Middle East\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/nUFcZGnv.cHSd_K1dDqj0Q--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/cb0d90debcdcf6500b5a32f1f9ac0ea9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The U.S. Navy is pushing back against reports that sailors onboard ships in the Middle East during Operation Epic Fury are experiencing food shortages.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The U.S. Navy is correct. More FAKE NEWS from the Pharisee Press,&#8221; Hegseth said in response to Caudle\u2019s statement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;My team confirmed the\u00a0logistics\u00a0stats for\u00a0the Lincoln\u00a0&amp; Tripoli. Both have 30+ days of Class I supplies (food) on board.\u00a0NavCent\u00a0monitors this\u00a0everyday, for every ship,&#8221; Hegseth said. &#8220;Our sailors deserve \u2014 and receive \u2014 the best.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">U.S. Central Command Adm. Brad Cooper also said Friday that the reports are &#8220;blatantly false.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Boxes of food are stored on a U.S. Navy ship\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/RBgQuTyDo5gIjcAwUxldwA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/fox_news_text_979\/fcaa6e2437b0d345d9e83d1e1424b5d4\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Food supplies are seen stacked onboard a U.S. Navy ship in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Click Here To Download The Fox News App<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Our service members are absolutely being fed across the region. 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