Minot Airman competes in Food Network Challenge 3/23/2006 MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. (AFPN) -- The smell and taste of cookies hot from the oven for many evokes happy memories of childhood. For one Airman here, his fresh-baked cookies landed him on national television. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Pacific Northwest Coast Guard Food Service Specialists to receive culinary awards 4/7/2006 SEATTLE - A Port Angeles, Wash., based cutter crew will receive the Coast Guard's Excellence in Food Service of the Year Award during a ceremony Saturday in Miami. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Food for thought: Dining facility continues to break records 3/29/2006 SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Thirty-five tons of apples, oranges, bananas and plums, 1,600 gallons of milk, 16 tons of grilled chicken breasts and 39,040 candy bars. The list of food consumed here in one month goes on and on. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
The hands that feed you 01/25/2006 Three times a day, Soldiers and civilians can fill their stomachs, have their conversations and drive on with their individual missions without second-guessing the process that created their meals. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Risk of foodborne illnesses higher in summer 8/1/2006 FORT RUCKER, Ala. – Around 76 million people become ill, more than 300,000 are hospitalized and 5,000 Americans die each year from foodborne illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Team Korea tops culinary contest 3/20/2006 FORT LEE, Va. Nearly 140 of the Army’s best Soldier-chefs waged a variety of culinary battles to see who could make the best dishes and displays at the 31st Annual U.S. Army's Culinary Arts Competition, Fort Lee, Va., March 6-17. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Battlefield kitchens ready for rapid deployments 3/24/2006 FORT LEE, Va., – Napoleon Bonaparte once said that “an army fights on its stomach.” On today’s battlefields, Soldier-chefs deploy a mobile food service system that meet the challenge presented by Soldier’s stomachs in a matter of hours. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Making the Army birthday cake 6/13/2006 WASHINGTON – It’s not just any birthday party, and this is not just any cake. The recipe calls for 540 eggs, 100 pounds of flour, 30 pounds of butter, 30 gallons of milk and 30 pounds of sugar. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
2nd MLG Marines compete for Chef of the Quarter 3/21/2006 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- Two food service specialists with Food Service Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, competed in the Chef of the Quarter competition March 17 at Dining Facility 411. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Mess hall serves up success 3/23/2006 MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. -- The Cherry Point mess hall offers the Marines and Sailors of Cherry Point an opportunity to have a delicious meal at a low cost. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
New England’s Own Marines acquire a new taste 5/7/2006 Sgt. Michael Beauton, with 1st Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, enjoys his first meal at Camp Baharia’s new chow hall. The new chow hall is run by a civilian service company and can support more than 300 service members with everything from a main line to an ice cream bar. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Ready for inspection 8/16/2006 Master Gunnery Sgt. Manuel Oquendo and Capt. Patrick Grosso, Marine Corps Installations West mess hall inspectors, look over the station mess hall and discuss the amount of points to be given during the first phase of inspections conducted Aug. 16. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Marines enjoy field chow in Korea 8/22/2006 Sergeant Wayne R. Cliffe, chief cook, Headquarters and Support Battalion, MCB Camp Pendelton, heats the sauce before evening chow at Camp Baran, Republic of Korea. Cliffe enjoyed the opportunity to work with Marines from bases around the world. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
2nd MLG food service specialists compete for top award 9/8/2006 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with Food Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, stand behind their award-winning field dining facility at Training Zone Owl, Aug. 14. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Cooks put new Mobile Kitchen to Test8/1/2006 Novo Selo, Bulgaria - Coming together to support Immediate Response 2006, Army Reserve Soldiers from the 7th Army Reserve Command received the opportunity to put their cooking skills to the test on the Army’s new Containerized Kitchen. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Navy’s Culinary Specialist “A” School Relocates to Great Lakes 4/14/2006 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (NNS) -- The Navy’s Culinary Specialist (CS) “A” School has relocated from Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, to Training Support Center (TSC) at Great Lakes, Ill., after three years of planning. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Reagan's Supply Department Recognizes Mothers with Special Meal 5/12/2006 ABOARD USS RONALD REAGAN, At Sea (NNS) -- Mothers aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) received a warm embrace from Sailors from the Supply Department as a special luncheon celebration was prepared for them on the aft mess decks May 10. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Tarawa Sailors Feed Needy 7/17/2006 SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Sailors from USS Tarawa (LHA 1) volunteered their time at St. Vincent De Paul Village in downtown San Diego July 6 as part of their ongoing series of community relations (COMREL) projects. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Navy Region NW Sailors Learn the Sweet Stuff 7/30/2006 KEYPORT, Wash. (NNS) -- Culinary Specialists from throughout Navy Region Northwest gathered at Naval Base Kitsap (NBK) Keyport to advance their skills in culinary artistry July 27. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
USS Nevada Culinary Specialists Win “Iron Chef” Competition 8/29/2006 BREMERTON, Wash. (NNS) -- Team Nevada of USS Nevada (SSBN 733)(Blue) were declared the victors of the 2nd Annual Iron Chef competition held at the Evergreen Inn on Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Aug 25. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Marine brings southern-style cooking to the Middle East 9/22/2006 OBSERVATION POST FALCONS, Iraq -- Cpl. Melvin D. Carson Jr., isn’t one of those fancy television cooks. He’s just your regular Marine food service specialist, with a little kick. Click here to read more of this military food service article.
Navy Culinary Specialist 'Stirs' Interest in Cooking for Yokosuka Students 10/11/2006 YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) -- Senior Chief Culinary Specialist Lester Griffith, of U.S. Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Yokosuka, has volunteered his time since Sept. 25 to teach local students the finer points of preparing select dishes. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Kitty Hawk Strike Group Chefs Broaden Cooking Skills 9/15/2006 USS KITTY HAWK, At Sea (NNS) -- More than two dozen USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Cowpens (CG 63) Culinary Specialists (CS) were given the unique opportunity to train with chefs from the Marriot Hotel Sept. 3-5 in Laem Chabang, Thailand. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
U.S. Soldiers Share Thanksgiving Tradition With Iraqis 11/24/2006 YUSUFIYAH, Iraq, – In 1620, natives of England sailed to the Americas in hopes of a better future, but suffered a devastating first winter. At the beginning of the following fall, 46 of the original 102 pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower to America had died, making the harvest of 1621 a special occasion to the survivors. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Combat Cooks: the hidden workers 9/7/2006 You roll over, hit the alarm clock and get up ready to start your day. You don’t have to worry about chow because you’re going to get three square meals a day provided in a nicely furnished mess hall with televisions and a variety of food. The preparation and time put into the food is probably the last thing on your mind as you chow down. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Marines showcase grill skills 05/25/2006 NEW YORK CITY -- The aroma of grilled steaks greeted pedestrians in New York’s famous Times Square during morning rush hour May 25 as 10 U.S. Marines competed against each other in a nationally televised cook-off. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Food Service Company wins best field mess in Marine Corps 12/01/2006 MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- 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. Click here to read more of this military food service article.
Maxwell NCO selected as top junior enlisted aide 10/25/2006 MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. (AFPN) -- The Air University commander's aide here was presented the 2006 Air Force Junior Enlisted Aide of the Year award during a ceremony Oct. 12 at Bolling Air Force Base, D.C. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Emeril Lagasse Visits NAS Jacksonville 12/4/2006 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (NNS) -- Renowned culinary chef and national television personality Emeril Lagasse visited the Naval Air Station Jacksonville Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Service members share Thanksgiving in Taqaddum 10/27/2006 AL TAQADDUM, Iraq -- Service members from Camp Taqaddum and surrounding areas crammed into the main-side dining facility here November 23 to celebrate Thanksgiving. Click here to read more of this military food service article...
Galley Star Shines at Sector Long Island Sound 02/21/06 Warm melted chocolate flowing from a fountain. Ornate ice sculptures. Delicate renditions of flowers and animals carved from fruits and vegetables. These images may bring to mind pricey restaurants, gourmet cooking shows and culinary competitions. Click here to read more of this military food service article...