Lawmakers demand answers about conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincolin

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are renewing calls for answers about conditions on board the USS Abraham Lincoln, suggesting that reports emerging from the aircraft carrier may belie a troubling pattern.

They want more information about how the Navy prepared for the vessel’s record-breaking deployment.

Reports have emerged in recent weeks about crew members attempting to jump overboard amid shortages of food and other supplies.

Retired Vice Admiral Robert Murrett, who, among other things, served on three aircraft carriers, joined us on The Morning Show to discuss the difficult reality of “life on board.”