Fake news, ‘this time’ from Iran, but the MSM has been picking it up and running with it... But...
The following is from CENTCOM, HERE.
CLAIM: Over the past 48 hours, multiple media outlets have reported several false claims related to USS Abraham Lincoln’s (CVN 72) deployment to the Middle East. One report alleged seven Sailors died in a brawl aboard the aircraft carrier and others have recently suggested a spike in suicidal ideations. These reports are FALSE.
FACT: USS Abraham Lincoln has maintained among the highest crew reenlistment rates (84.4%) of all aircraft carriers in the U.S. Navy. The Sailors and Marines of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group remain resilient and resolved after more than 260 days at sea, 10,000 aircraft flights, and 1.5 million pounds of ordnance expended. No service members aboard the aircraft carrier have died, and the one Sailor who fell overboard Aug. 3 was quickly and safely recovered. The rampant misreporting on Abraham Lincoln’s historic deployment is a disservice to our men and women in uniform and their loved ones.
And then there is this little ‘jewel’ from Military.com, HERE. As I’ve said before, all of these sites are not really pro military, and like to take shots at all the services while they ‘portray’ being the ‘voice’ of the troops... Yeah, right...
Folks, deployment on a ship is NOT fun. Especially a carrier, but you do train for it, and the ships crews work hard to take care of everyone. Yes, you work long hours, seven days a week, with few days off, unless you make a port call.
But ‘facts’ like those presented above are BS, plain and simple...
In other news, it IS that time of year out here...
We’re in our third week in a row of 100+ degree temps and no rain, with another three weeks of 100+ with no rain before it drops below 100 degrees after the 28th...
Sigh...
The yard is officially dead, the only living thing is the weeds...
And I’m pretty much hiding in the house unless I ‘have’ to go somewhere!
Hiding from heat here to. Used to work in these temps outdoors all day when i was young. 10 min now and I'm dying. Aging is highly overrated.
Propaganda from every possible source. Make it look like the military is in trouble moralwise and claim another victory for the Left. Deployment anywhere is not fun anymore, but that's what we did, that's what we volunteered for, and today's military are the same. I'm so tired of the leftist BS.
In other news, it's hot here too. Outside is through the window for the next few weeks.