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Dire conditions on ship are 'completely misrepresented': Hegseth

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By Max Grinstein. Published 2026-08-13T20:48:20Z.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said Thursday that reports of dire conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, from rotten meat to a lack of milk for cereal, are "completely misrepresented."

Hegseth's comments come as the ongoing blockade of Iran has pushed the Navy's logistics network to the brink. The USS Abraham Lincoln, one of America's premier aircraft carriers, is entering the ninth month of its grueling deployment. The ship is reportedly facing mounting morale issues, according to the families of its crew.

"Listen, we make sure that every ship, every crew, every captain has everything we can provide them at every single moment," Hegseth told Newsmax. "Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody. What they do in those high seas and those austere conditions with less port calls, it's incredible."

Tags: Department of Defense (Department of War), Iran, Middle East, Navy, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, Strait of Hormuz.