Food Service Company wins best field mess in Marine Corps
Dec. 1, 2006; Submitted on: 12/01/2006 11:28:22 AM ; Story ID#: 2006121112822
By Cpl. Matthew K. Hacker, 2nd Marine Logistics Group
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Dec. 1, 2006) -- In light of their Oct. 4 first place finish in the Marine Corps-wide Maj.
Gen. W. P. T. Hill Memorial Award for Food Service competition, Food Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd
Marine Logistics Group, celebrates the well-earned victory and prepares for next year’s event.
Having beaten the other three finalists to include Marine Force Reserves 4th MLG, New Orleans, La., 6th Engineer Support
Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, 1st Marine Air Wing, for the win,
the company feels a sense of pride and accomplishment.
“I feel ecstatic because it showed the capability and knowledge that is possessed by the Marines in the company,” said Sgt. Dixon, a
food service specialist with the company. “Winning the WPT Hill Awards were proof to our leaders that we retained a lot of training,
and it gives them confidence in our abilities.”
Every Marine in the company was proud of the end results, said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lakendrick Wright, company commander,
which impressed upon them the values of their training for the last few months.
“I'm proud to be a part of the best Field Mess in the Marine Corps, and I'm enjoying this moment for all the Marines that worked with
me,” Lance Cpl. Darnell S. Ham, also a food service specialist.
This win definitely showed the company, the regiment and the MLG our capabilities, added Wright. This in turn enables all food
service Marines within the MEF to enhance their knowledge and learn from each other.
“The Hill Competition is the biggest food service event inspection for every branch of service so it’s always an honor to be
considered ‘the best of the best,’” said Wright.
They decided to keep their award winning structure plan the same, but added a few decorations to acknowledge its proximity to the
Halloween holiday, Wright said.
Site layout includes the security element and people flow, meal preparation includes recipe accuracy and speed, and administration
records deals with official publications and their standard operating procedures.
The company will receive a plaque or trophy from II MEF, and will receive a Trophy from Headquarters Marine Corps and the
International Food Service Executive Association in March.
“They are some of the best Marines the Corps has to offer,” said Wright. “It is definitely an honor to serve with the Marines of Food
Service Company and they continue to impress not only me but the entire Marine Corps.”
Dec. 1, 2006; Submitted on: 12/01/2006 11:28:22 AM ; Story ID#: 2006121112822
By Cpl. Matthew K. Hacker, 2nd Marine Logistics Group
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Dec. 1, 2006) -- In light of their Oct. 4 first place finish in the Marine Corps-wide Maj.
Gen. W. P. T. Hill Memorial Award for Food Service competition, Food Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd
Marine Logistics Group, celebrates the well-earned victory and prepares for next year’s event.
Having beaten the other three finalists to include Marine Force Reserves 4th MLG, New Orleans, La., 6th Engineer Support
Battalion, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan, and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, 1st Marine Air Wing, for the win,
the company feels a sense of pride and accomplishment.
“I feel ecstatic because it showed the capability and knowledge that is possessed by the Marines in the company,” said Sgt. Dixon, a
food service specialist with the company. “Winning the WPT Hill Awards were proof to our leaders that we retained a lot of training,
and it gives them confidence in our abilities.”
Every Marine in the company was proud of the end results, said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lakendrick Wright, company commander,
which impressed upon them the values of their training for the last few months.
“I'm proud to be a part of the best Field Mess in the Marine Corps, and I'm enjoying this moment for all the Marines that worked with
me,” Lance Cpl. Darnell S. Ham, also a food service specialist.
This win definitely showed the company, the regiment and the MLG our capabilities, added Wright. This in turn enables all food
service Marines within the MEF to enhance their knowledge and learn from each other.
“The Hill Competition is the biggest food service event inspection for every branch of service so it’s always an honor to be
considered ‘the best of the best,’” said Wright.
They decided to keep their award winning structure plan the same, but added a few decorations to acknowledge its proximity to the
Halloween holiday, Wright said.
Site layout includes the security element and people flow, meal preparation includes recipe accuracy and speed, and administration
records deals with official publications and their standard operating procedures.
The company will receive a plaque or trophy from II MEF, and will receive a Trophy from Headquarters Marine Corps and the
International Food Service Executive Association in March.
“They are some of the best Marines the Corps has to offer,” said Wright. “It is definitely an honor to serve with the Marines of Food
Service Company and they continue to impress not only me but the entire Marine Corps.”
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