Families of sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are raising urgent concerns about deteriorating conditions on the aircraft carrier, which has now spent nine months at sea and five consecutive months in combat operations.
The crew of more than 5,000 personnel is facing moldy showers, food shortages and a severe lack of basic supplies such as toothpaste, soap and deodorant, reported MS NOW.
Most troubling to family members is the exhaustion plaguing the crew, who are working excruciatingly long shifts with minimal days off — a situation that military experts warn could lead to deadly mistakes on one of the world's most dangerous workplaces.
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Nicole Conrad, whose son is serving on the Lincoln, said he has described days when showers were locked and described a meal consisting of only half a cup of rice and two tortillas.