The U.S. Navy's Office of the Chief of Naval Operations stated that recent reports alleging food shortages and poor quality aboard deployed ships are false.
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- The U.S. Navy's Office of the Chief of Naval Operations stated that recent reports alleging food shortages and poor quality aboard deployed ships are false.
The Pentagon has denied any suggestions of food shortages on board ships and did not comment on the new pictures, directing Newsweek to a series of posts by the U.S. Navy's Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, including one that said: "Recent reports alleging food shortages and poor quality aboard our deployed ships are false."
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Origin: extracted from More Photos Emerge of Meals on Navy Ships As Pentagon Denies Shortages · 2026-08-31 06:14