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Photo by Sgt. Randall Whiteman - Sgt. Jose R. Sanchez, left, a food service specialist with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, explains how equipment is inspected at the Flight Line Mess Hall to Mike Johnston, a member of the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, as part of the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson (W.P.T.) Hill memorial awards program, MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Jan. 29, 2024. The W.P.T. Hill awards program aims to acknowledge outstanding performance within Marine Corps food service operations, including determining and recognizing the best mess halls of the year.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Lim, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, prepares a dish aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni, Japan, March 31, 2021. Food service specialists competed for the title of Marine Corps Installations Pacific Marine Corps Food Service Specialist of the Quarter aboard MCAS Iwakuni. The competition consisted of three teams, with one visiting from Camp Foster, Okinawa, displaying their creativity and skill. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Trista Whited)

U.S. Marines wait in line while food service specialists sauté Mongolian entrée selections on the grill during Mongolian Bar Wednesday in the R.G. Robinson Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 8, 2017. Mongolian Bar Wednesday was started in an effort to attract more patrons to the mess halls by offering specialty meals such as the Mongolian Bowl. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez.) - U.S. Marines wait in line while food service specialists sauté Mongolian entrée selections on the grill during Mongolian Bar Wednesday in the R.G. Robinson Mess Hall at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Feb. 8, 2017. Mongolian Bar Wednesday was started in an effort to attract more patrons to the mess halls by offering specialty meals such as the Mongolian Bowl. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Carlos Jimenez.)

Lance Cpl. Maria Earll, a food Service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, prepares a portion of the meal slated to be served during the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Memorial Awards Program for Food Service Excellence, inside a temporary field mess aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 9, 2015. The III Marine Expeditionary Force selected food service specialists aboard station to represent them in the W.P.T. Hill Awards in order to earn the title of the best field mess in the Marine Corps. - Lance Cpl. Maria Earll, a food Service specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, prepares a portion of the meal slated to be served during the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Memorial Awards Program for Food Service Excellence, inside a temporary field mess aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, March 9, 2015. The III Marine Expeditionary Force selected food service specialists aboard station to represent them in the W.P.T. Hill Awards in order to earn the title of the best field mess in the Marine Corps.