{"id":51489,"date":"2026-04-20T14:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/20\/cno-denies-reports-of-poor-food-service-aboard-navy-vessels\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:12:55","slug":"cno-denies-reports-of-poor-food-service-aboard-navy-vessels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2026\/04\/20\/cno-denies-reports-of-poor-food-service-aboard-navy-vessels\/","title":{"rendered":"CNO denies reports of poor food service aboard Navy vessels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The chief of naval operations pushed back Monday against reports that sailors were experiencing food shortages and substandard meals aboard several vessels stationed in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adm. Daryl Caudle told reporters during a media roundtable at Sea-Air-Space 2026 in Maryland that food quantity and quality were meeting Navy standards. The comments came in response to a USA Today article<\/a>, which claimed meals aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli were unappetizing and that small portions were leaving sailors hungry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn no way, shape or form, has there been a time where in, at least in this deployment, where they\u2019ve not met the nutritional requirements of our menu,\u201d Caudle said. \u201cAll ships had, I\u2019m going to say, in the strike group, at least 10 days of food, and most were over 30 days of food.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caudle also said he had not received complaints about quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He\u2019d heard gripes about a meal not being good, but that was a result of individual preferences based on rotating menu options.<\/p>\n\n\n\t