Families of US military personnel deployed near Iran are raising alarms over severe food rationing aboard naval warships. Photographs from vessels like the USS Tripoli reveal nearly empty dinner trays featuring small portions of shredded meat, folded tortillas, and processed food.

While relatives attempt to send supplies to the Middle East, a sudden halt in postal services has left critical care packages stranded. The ongoing conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran has put an indefinite pause on mail delivery to 27 military ZIP codes, cutting off what is essentially a vital lifeline.

Hubby and I used to send care packages in 2004 thru 2009. We would go to anysoldier.com and pick a unit, usually a marine unit.
Different units would post what they really needed. Personal supplies were always needed especially for the females in the unit. The request for food like pouched tuna, energy bars, dried fruit and powder milk were also on the lists. Art supplies and stationary were also asked for a lot.

So relatives can't mail the supplies. It's in the article.

My point was the military has never been very good at taken care of our troops.

Edited to add: the postal service has never been responsible for military mail durring conflicts overseas. The military handles it themselves. The postal service only handles it stateside. All mail on the wrst cost is sent to an FPO in San Francisco and the military takes it from there. The east coast has a similar address. So it is still the military failing our troops.

Not the post office. All packages and letters sent to troops while serving overseas in conflict or war go through the military. I have sent mail and packages to family and units since the Vietnam war. On the west coast (where I live) all mail is sent to a FPO address in San Francisco , the east coast has a different address. From there the Military handles it.

So if troops are not getting mail and care packages from home it's the militaries fault not the postal service. I haven't sent a package since 2009 but I don't think that has changed.

The postal service only handles military mail inside the US which goes to a FPO for the west coast (San Francisco) or an APO for the east coast, the military handles it from there. Security is the biggest reason for this.
It would be the military suspending mail service not the post office.
I don't doubt that food supplies are low, that is not a new thing when it comes to deployment in a war. The military has never been great at getting supplies where needed.
I take issue blaming it on the US postal service. Claiming they have stopped mail to certain zip codes. The US Postal Service does not handle Military mail.

Pete Hegseth's Defense Department blew $22M on steak and lobster in a single month, watchdog claims

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143630460

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pete-hegseth-s-defense-department-blew-22m-on-steak-and-lobster-in-a-single-month-watchdog-claims/ar-AA1XWiT8

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Pete Hegseth's DOD has been spending money on lobster dinners and grand pianos for military chiefs..

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221099237

https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4u3hwe3p7oy3hoy3amlw7rp2/post/3mh4cuwwkw62i

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Dod spent 92 billion dollars in the last 5 days of the month of use it or lose it money so why didn’t buy decent food for our troops!

jerky to keep in inventory. Or trail mixes or items requiring reconstituting, like backpackers meal packages. At least those overseas would have more than the soles of their boots to chew on.

Like knows like.

at the behest of Vladimir Putin. That is the problem with everything right now. Trump has been installed just like Victor Yanukovich was installed in Ukraine and Orban in Hungary.

We are being eaten from the inside out.

Making things worse is AIPAC and its ilk merging with neocon evangelicals.

The issues are deep, are myriad.

I'm beyond furious and heartbroken. Heads should roll.

Which means that in a month I’ll get a blabetty bla reply. At least I feel better for a moment because I was able to raise some hell with the jerk. I just hope he gets many many more. I think this issue will truly get many more people good and angry.

This is what happens when you have an incompetent fool with no experience in charge of the Pentagon. Pete likes to put on makeup and appear on camera, boasting about war and its warriors, while essential tasks, like making sure those warriors are fed, are not seen as flashy enough to bother with.

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T18:36:26.046Z

wtf even is that, an insole?

— Star the Bard (@starlightfox.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T18:51:27.552Z

LEFT: What Donald is making our troops in Iran eat.
RIGHT: What Donald is giving folks at Mar-a-Lago to eat.

Honestly, I thought I was going to make this point a lot better than I can. The food at Mar-a-Lago may be richer and more plentiful, but it still looks like poorly-plated slop.

— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-04-17T17:42:31.162Z