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MILITARY CULINARY AWARDS

A Legacy of Training and

Efectiveness

Annual Hennessy Evaluations Steadily Refine Performance

he oldest of the military food service awards, the Air
Force’s John L. Hennessy competition represents more
Tthan simply recognizing winning teams; it emphasizes
culinary training and a commitment to achieving excellence.
Winners of the Hennessy and Air National Guard Senior
Master Sgt. Kenneth W. Disney awards are selected annually
by evaluators who measure each participating installation’s
food service team across five categories that represent the
entire scope of its program. U.S. Air Force 19th Force Support Squadron
Evaluations for the 2017 Hennessy awards were com- dining facility airmen and an Aramark chef
pleted in February by three-member teams comprising a prepare a personal-style pizza at Little Rock
senior non-commissioned officer, who is an expert in food Air Force Base, Ark. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Kaylee
Clark, USAF, 19th Airlift Wing public affairs)
services, and two food-industry leaders. The installations
were observed across all aspects of dining operations.
“Winners are selected based on their display and ex-
ecution of excellence in management effectiveness; force 61st ANNUAL HENNESSY
readiness support; food quality and production; employee AWARD WINNERS
and customer relations; training; and safety awareness. This
year marks the 61st anniversary of the Hennessy Trophy
competition,” said William Spencer, chief of food operations REGION 1 (EAST)
for the Air Force Services Activity (AFSVA). Little Rock AFB, Ark., 19th Airlift Wing, AMC
AFSVA directs food service operations for the Air Force
REGION 2 (WEST)
enterprise and manages the Hennessy awards program. Peterson AFB, Colo., 21st Space Wing, AFSPC
“Each base did an outstanding job and represented their
installation with distinction,” Spencer said. USAFE FOOD SERVICE SMALL SITE AWARD
Volkel AB, Netherlands, 703rd MUNNS, USAFE
TEAM RECOGNITION
Six installations from the Eastern Hemisphere (Region 1) AFGSC BEST MISSILE FEEDING OPERATION
and eight installations in the Western Hemisphere (Region F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., 90th Missile Wing, AFGSC
2) were selected to represent their major commands for the
DISNEY AWARD: BEST IN AIR NATIONAL GUARD
REGION 1 (EAST) 123rd Airlift Wing, 123rd Force Support Squadron,
Louisville, Ky.
***WINNER***
Little Rock AFB, Ark., 19th Airlift Wing, AMC
2017 Hennessy awards competition.
The 2017 Hennessy winners selected from those 14 fi-
nalists are: Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., representing
the 19th Airlift Wing, Air Force Materiel Command; and
Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., representing the 21st Space
Wing, Air Force Space Command.
Little Rock is an AFSVA Food 2.0 facility, while Peterson
is a legacy dining facility. Food 2.0 is designed to provide
greater variety, availability and quality of food while main-
taining home-station and warfighting-feeding capabilities.
Food 2.0 operations have converted from institutional-style
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