Marine Forces Reserve - Adazi, Latvia Marines with Food Service Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve, implemented the use of an Expeditionary Field Kitchen during Exercise Saber Strike 17, June 3-14, 2017. The field kitchen provided Marines with an efficient way to prepare and serve hot food that is equivalent to using conventional kitchen equipment. With all of the equipment provided in the compact working enviro

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet - Manama, Bahrain Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Michael Colburn, sous chef, and Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Ndambuki, chef de cuisine, achieved their ACF certifications through written exams and practical tests. “I just want to show continued education in my job field,” said Colburn, a native of Naples, Florida. “I want to be the best that I can at what I do.” Colburn prepared a menu of toasted almond salad with

Commander, Amphibious Force 7th Fleet - Sasebo, Japan Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Michael Hahnrauch and Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Tucker were each awarded a Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal June 7 for their heroic effort. Hahnrauch and Tucker had rescued an American civilian from drowning on Commander, Fleet Activities Sasebo during the early morning of May 25. “I didn’t think, I just acted,” said Hahnrauch. “I saw someone in trouble and I did what n

172nd Public Affairs Detachment - New York The Vermont Army National Guard’s 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain) provides meals for the brigade’s warfighter exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y., from a Rapid Deployment Military Mobile Kitchen. Culinary specialists from the 86th IBCT describe the kitchen operations. #chef #discipline #culinary #CulinaryArts #cook #foodservice #CulinarySpecialist #10thMountainDivision #86thIBCT #NationalGuard #ArmyNationalGuard #WarfighterExerc

American Forces Network Pacific - Japan Sailors in Thailand learn a few things about cooking from the locals and a special joint forces band make their debut performance at the Japan Ministry of Defense. #chef #discipline #culinary #CulinaryArts #cook #foodservice #CARAT #JMSDF #Thailand #Music #JASDF #PACAFBand #JapaneseMinistryofDefense #DevinPhommachanh #JacobColvin

341 Missile Wing Public Affairs - Montana The 341st Force Support Squadron hosted the second quarter Warrior Chef competition June 7, at the Grizzly Bend. Warrior Chef is designed to recognize and reward culinary experts for superior performance, while enhancing their culinary proficiency. “The biggest thing that this competition offers is the opportunity for (the chefs) to make something beyond the basic stuff like French fries, hamburgers or eggs,” said Chief Master Sgt. La

7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment - Grafenwoehr, By, Germany “An army marches on its stomach,” said no less an authority than French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, or so the story goes. More than 200 years have passed since that famous saying, but keeping Soldiers fed and fit in today's world remains as important as ever. That timeless goal of caring for the well-being of their fellow comrades is what drives the logistical Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment

200th Military Police Command - Chicago, IL Soldiers from the 391st Military Police Battalion, under the 200th MP Command, received the 2017 Philip A. Connelly Award during a ceremonial dinner on Friday, May 19, in Chicago. The Department of the Army’s Connelly Awards is an annual military competition, which uses military and civilian evaluators from the National Restaurant Association to recognize military units for excellence in Army food service. “All the hard work tha

102nd Public Affairs Detachment - Fort Irwin, CA Soldiers from the Meridian area put their culinary skills to the test at the National Training Center, at Fort Irwin. California. Army Staff Sergeant Michael Needham brings us the story. (Mississippi National Guard Video by Staff Sgt. Michael Needham, 102nd Public Affairs Detachment) #chef #discipline #culinary #CulinaryArts #cook #foodservice #NationalTrainingCenter #NTC #MississippiNationalGuard #MississippiArmyNationalGuard

102nd Public Affairs Detachment - Fort Irwin, CA Soldiers from the Meridian area put their culinary skills to the test at the National Training Center, at Fort Irwin. California. Army Staff Sergeant Michael Needham brings us the story. (Mississippi National Guard Video by Staff Sgt. Michael Needham, 102nd Public Affairs Detachment) #chef #discipline #culinary #CulinaryArts #cook #foodservice #NationalTrainingCenter #NTC #MississippiNationalGuard #MississippiArmyNationalGuard