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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. Micah Taylor - U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant Dennis Kearn, the manager of the Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni northside mess hall, speaks with service members at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, March 17, 2023. Kearn’s role as the chow hall manager has ensured that hundreds of Marines are fed every day. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Taylor)

Three food service specialists took part in the Chef of the Quarter competition, March 12, 2015, inside the R.G. Robinson Mess Hall aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The quarterly event evaluates Marines on knowledge dealing with their Military Occupational Specialty, Mess Hall uniform regulations and ability to create a full course meal. Lance Cpl. Rebecca Messex won the competition after judges dubbed her meal presentation the best. - Three food service specialists took part in the Chef of the Quarter competition, March 12, 2015, inside the R.G. Robinson Mess Hall aboard Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. The quarterly event evaluates Marines on knowledge dealing with their Military Occupational Specialty, Mess Hall uniform regulations and ability to create a full course meal. Lance Cpl. Rebecca Messex won the competition after judges dubbed her meal presentation the best.

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.