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ing at the CIA campus, including four
consecutive days of training that start
at 8 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m.
A set of key events on the Forum’s
fifth day is the Leadership Panel and
Mentoring Roundtables. The Leadership
panel gives military culinary partici-
pants an opportunity to have career-
focused question-and-answer sessions
with selected industry experts. The
Mentoring Roundtables are smaller,
group discussions with the students
on specific industry-related topics. AIRMAN 1ST CLASS MARJOREE AIRMAN RAVEN WINBURN,
Training and education is the Fo- RAZAL, SHAW AFB, S.C. AVIANO AB, ITALY
rum’s goal annually, and NRAEF steadily “I am honored to be considered for the “Competing for Hennessy so early in
works on improvements to better pre- award. I do work with very-hard-working my career was an amazing experience.
Receiving the HTA was an honor. The
pare its military culinary participants for people, and we do our best to make our airmen that I work with daily are dedi-
facility the best it can be.”
when they return to their installations cated to excellence, and to be singled out
or enter a professional career. among them was humbling.”
Working alongside the CIA’s culinary
instructors and industry experts challenges the military year, 41 in 2016, 36 in 2015, 32 in 2014 and 25 in 2013.
food service participants to improve and perform to higher Among those invited to attend this year’s Forum are
standards that can be applied back at the dining facility culinary specialists from the Air Force and from the Air
or as a civilian in the hospitality industry. National Guard. At the end of the training program, out
A growing number of military culinary specialists partici- of these nominees, the Air Force selects an HTA Award
pate in the Forum each year with 48 invited and expected of Excellence winner from both Hennessy Award regions
to attend the 2018 Forum. That is up from about 46 last and the Air National Guard names its Disney Food Service

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