https://youtu.be/P0hfSjJksoo At 1:15, I think that’s the mess hall on the USS Tripoli. Maybe they only use table clothes when not at war, or on holidays, or something. I didn’t find what the bare tables look like. Anyways, the trays look similarly new, based on the few shots of them that are clear.

I’m also very dubious that the problems in the US military are an inability to get things to a place. Could this be a vegan that is not being offered suitable meals, or a joke of some kind?