U.S. Navy Rations Food -- Tom Sullivan
https://digbysblog.net/2026/04/17/u-s-navy-rations-food/"The Pentagon did not respond"
Dan F. was alarmed when his daughter, a Marine aboard the USS Tripoli, a warship deployed to fight the Iran war, sent him a photo of a meal served on the ship. A lunch tray, two-thirds empty, carried one small scoop of shredded meat and a single folded tortilla.
A picture of a mid-April dinner on the USS Abraham Lincoln, shared by a service member with his family, was similarly unappetizing - a small handful of boiled carrots, a dry meat patty and a gray slab of processed meat.
Dan and other military family members worried that their loved ones deployed to the Middle East are going hungry are filling boxes with items they hope could help service members ride out prolonged deployments in the Middle East - homemade fudge, Jolly Ranchers, crossword puzzle books, playing cards, toothpaste, Girl Scout cookies and fresh socks. But mail delivery to military ZIP codes across the Middle East has been indefinitely suspended as of April, and packages in transit now hang in limbo.
Service members Donald Trump deployed to the Persian Gulf for his unsanctioned Iran war are going hungry. One Texas mother has sent over $2,000 worth of packages to her sailor son. None have reached him. She asked to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation against her son.
These meals are short one or two items from U.S. agriculture secretary, Brooke Rollins's a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, a corn tortilla and "one other thing."
Karen Erskine-Valentine, pastor of a church in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, said she was alarmed to hear from a community member whose son is in the Middle East aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln about the poor quality of food on the ship. The Abraham Lincoln is one of two aircraft carriers sent to the region, along with the USS Gerald Ford. A third, the USS George H.W. Bush, is on the way.
"The food is tasteless and there's not nearly enough and they're hungry all the time," Erskine-Valentine said. "That kind of breaks your heart."
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Since I've personally eaten green colored US Navy pork chops, developed by the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, I've determined the gray slab is just another miracle of meat-science from the lab.
From AI:
The "gray slab of processed meat" developed by the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center is a pioneering type of restructured meat designed for military field rations (MREs) starting in the 1960s. It is the direct precursor to modern commercial restructured meat products, most notably the McDonald's McRib,
Key Details About the Processed Meat:
Purpose: Natick food technologists were tasked in the 1960s with creating a cheaper, stable alternative to whole-muscle steaks and chops, using meat trimmings and waste products.
The Process: Flesh is scraped from the bone, ground into flakes, and mixed with salt and sodium phosphate to create a "meat glue" (exudate) that binds the particles together. This allows the meat to be molded into shapes like patties or cutlets, including a fake rack of ribs.
Appearance/Texture: The resulting "restructured steak" or "meatlike blob" has a distinct, uniform, and often gray or uniform-color appearance, designed to be edible after long periods in vacuum-sealed packaging.
Commercial Impact: The army partnered with private industry for trial runs, including meatpacking companies in Ohio and fast-food chains like Denny's. The technology was later adopted by McDonald's, with the McRib being a close commercial equivalent to the military’s original product.
Modern Advancements (2010s-Present):
Natick Laboratory continues to work on advanced meat products, such as "super-flat" dehydrated meat sheets developed by scientist Tom Yang, which can remain shelf-stable for years without refrigeration.
Bon Appétit 
Yuck! 
Wouldn't be happening if Kamala were in Charge. 
TY!
Wouldn't be happening if Kamala were in Charge.
than Hegs at the Pentagon.. All Over the Nation.. and the Generals who give a fuck for the Crews!
PEDO's fucking war. 
This is Twilight Zone Insane. 
