Georgia reserve unit wins food service award
Jan. 15, 2008; Submitted on: 01/22/2008 03:41:05 PM By Pfc. Mary A. Staes, Marine Forces Reserve
MARINE FORCES RESERVE, New Orleans (Jan. 15, 2008) -- Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, won
the 2008 Major General W. P. T. Hill Memorial Award for Food Service Excellence Best Reserve Field Mess competition.
The food service Marines, who were evaluated in October of last year, were pleased and surprised to receive the award.
“At first the Marines were nervous about competing against the other units,” said Chief Warrant Officer Steven L. McAlister, food
service officer for H&S Bn. “However, after a lot of classes and training, the Marines proved they could win. They definitely earned it.”
Earning the award Served to boost the Marines’ morale, whose food usually brightens the troops’ day.
“Now the Marines realize that all the hard work they do really does pay off,” said Cpl. Timothy St. Clair, food service specialist for
H&S Bn. “We are just grateful for the training that got us to this point. Now the Marines see what that training gets them.”
The W. P. T. Hill Award was established in 1985 to improve food service operation and recognize the best messes in the Marine
Corps. Competitors are judged on areas such as operations, sanitation, taste and quality of food. The unit will receive the award
May 17 at Headquarters Marine Corps.
Jan. 15, 2008; Submitted on: 01/22/2008 03:41:05 PM By Pfc. Mary A. Staes, Marine Forces Reserve
MARINE FORCES RESERVE, New Orleans (Jan. 15, 2008) -- Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, won
the 2008 Major General W. P. T. Hill Memorial Award for Food Service Excellence Best Reserve Field Mess competition.
The food service Marines, who were evaluated in October of last year, were pleased and surprised to receive the award.
“At first the Marines were nervous about competing against the other units,” said Chief Warrant Officer Steven L. McAlister, food
service officer for H&S Bn. “However, after a lot of classes and training, the Marines proved they could win. They definitely earned it.”
Earning the award Served to boost the Marines’ morale, whose food usually brightens the troops’ day.
“Now the Marines realize that all the hard work they do really does pay off,” said Cpl. Timothy St. Clair, food service specialist for
H&S Bn. “We are just grateful for the training that got us to this point. Now the Marines see what that training gets them.”
The W. P. T. Hill Award was established in 1985 to improve food service operation and recognize the best messes in the Marine
Corps. Competitors are judged on areas such as operations, sanitation, taste and quality of food. The unit will receive the award
May 17 at Headquarters Marine Corps.
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| Cpl. Timothy St. Clair, a food service specialist from H&S Batt., Marietta, Ga, gets beef stew ready for evening chow Dec. 11. Food service Marines from Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, who won the 2008 Major General W. P. T. Hill Memorial Award. Photo by: Pfc. Mary A. Staes |
| Gunnery Sgt. Shawn L. Wilkinson, mess hall manager during Quantico Viper, tries some beef stew before evening chow. Quantico Viper also included food service Marines from Headquarters and Service Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, who won the 2008 Major General W. P. T. Hill Memorial Award. Photo by: Pfc. Mary A. Staes |
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