HECKSCHER STATE PARK, EAST ISLIP, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Company F 427th Brigade Support Battalion based in Farmingdale serve meals for fellow troops here June 2 during the Armys regional Philip A. Connelly Food Service Competition. More than a dozen Cooks and Soldiers from the Foxtrot Company food service section setup their field kitchen and prepared meals for review by a team of Army evaluators. The New York Soldiers were evaluated across ten categories of food service including field storage of rations food safety field kitchen setup appearance and attitude of food service staff use of cooking equipment meal service and with the highest weighted grading meal preparation and quality. Courtesy photo.
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