Nine News: 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. Another showed a meal of a handful of boiled carrots, a meat patty and another piece of processed meat. Neither would be considered enough to satisfy an average person's appetite. But the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations has issued a statement denying the reports. "Recent reports alleging food shortages and poor quality aboard our deployed ships are false," the statement read. "The US Navy possesses an unmatched logistics capability to sustain operations at sea, and routine menu adjustments are simply how we optimise our endurance to keep our warships in the fight."