U.S Navy Personnel Deployed On Warships In Middle East Report Stark Food Shortages

U.S Navy personnel deployed on warships in the Middle East are facing extreme food shortages, according to their families and images circulating on social media.

A recent picture from the USS Tripoli showed a lunch tray with a tiny portion of stale meal and one tortilla.

Another photograph from the USS Abraham Lincoln depicted a meal of boiled carrots, a dried meat patty and a grey portion of processed meat.

Families of naval personnel have been sending packages with snacks, toiletries, and other essentials to supplement the short supplies onboard vessels, but none reached the sailors, per media reports.

Relatives and friends are extremely worried; however, they cannot say anything openly, fearing repercussions.

A marine’s father, who chose to remain anonymous to protect his daughter, said that even communication had been limited to a few text messages due to restricted internet access.

When he talked to his daughter, she was distressed at the lack of provisions on board her vessel and crew members were forced to eat less or even go hungry to stretch the food that remained on the ship.

The situation has worsened as postal deliveries to the personnel posted in the region have been halted, as reported by USA Today, after heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, and no update has been given regarding their resumption.

Amidst these conditions, morale is at an all-time low, and everyone is just waiting for the conflict to end, hoping the two parties reach an agreement.

A mother from Texas whose son is deployed aboard the Tripoli told USA Today that she spent around $2000 on packages which never reached her son.

Text messages shared by family members with the local media show the plight of the U.S Navy sailors.

In a message sent recently, a sailor claimed that supplies were really low and no port stops were planned before the mission ended.

Pastor Karen Erskine-Valentine from West Virginia told USA Today she had heard similar accounts from a congregation member whose son was deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln.