cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45766050

The US Navy has denied reports of food shortages on board two major vessels participating in the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

Yesterday USA Today reported crew aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli were not getting enough to eat.

One photo taken by a Marine showed a mostly empty lunch tray with a single scoop of shredded meat and one tortilla.

  • IHeartBadCode@fedia.io
    11·
    15 hours ago

    Another meal was a ground meat patty, an unidentified piece of meat and some sliced carrots. (Supplied)

    I want people to know that I have yet to find someone who has identified the “unidentified piece of meat” that looks like a deflated meat balloon.

    • scibra122@piefed.socialEnglish
      7·
      12 hours ago

      Looks kind of like one of the slices of meat that comes in the Aldi brand Gyro sandwich kit, but less appealing altr

    • josephmbasile@lemmy.world
      6·
      15 hours ago

      Someone suggested its a steakum but if that’s the case its a weird mil-spec one because it doesn’t look like the pictures.