Eric Montellano, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welder, fabricates a platform for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 9, 2024. The Slagel Dining Facility is the largest in the Department of Defense, and serves as the primary dining hub at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston by providing 12,000 meals a day to service members undergoing technical training at the Medical Education and Training Campus. This facility is essential for maintaining the well-being and readiness of service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Andrew Ramirez, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welder, fabricates a platform for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 9, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Andrew Ramirez, 502d Civil Engineer Squadron welder, fabricates a platform for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 9, 2024. The Slagel Dining Facility is the largest in the Department of Defense, and serves as the primary dining hub at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston by providing 12,000 meals a day to service members undergoing technical training at the Medical Education and Training Campus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Andrew Ramirez, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welder, fabricates a platform for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 9, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Eric Montellano, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welder, fabricates a platform for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 9, 2024. The Slagel Dining Facility is the largest in the Department of Defense, and serves as the primary dining hub at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston by providing 12,000 meals a day to service members undergoing technical training at the Medical Education and Training Campus. This facility is essential for maintaining the well-being and readiness of service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Eric Montellano, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welder, fabricates a platform for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 9, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Eric Montellano, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welder, fabricates a platform for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 9, 2024. The Slagel Dining Facility is the largest in the Department of Defense, and serves as the primary dining hub at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston by providing 12,000 meals a day to service members undergoing technical training at the Medical Education and Training Campus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Andrew Ramirez, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welder, clamps a square metal tube to diamond plating prior to welding a platform for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas Aug 9, 2024. The Slagel Dining Facility is the largest in the Department of Defense, and serves as the primary dining hub at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston by providing 12,000 meals a day to service members undergoing technical training at the Medical Education and Training Campus. This facility is essential for maintaining the well-being and readiness of service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Eric Montellano, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welder, cuts square metal tubing for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 9, 2024. The Slagel Dining Facility is the largest in the Department of Defense, and serves as the primary dining hub at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston by providing 12,000 meals a day to service members undergoing technical training at the Medical Education and Training Campus. This facility is essential for maintaining the well-being and readiness of service members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Eric Montellano, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welder, marks a line to cut metal tubing for a platform on the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas Aug. 9, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Andrew Ramirez (left) and Eric Montellano (center), 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welders move a sheet of diamond plating needed to fabricate a platform for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility with the help of Manuel Martinez (right), 502d Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas Aug. 9, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)

Eric Montellano, 502nd Civil Engineer Squadron welder, cuts square metal tubing for the truck docking system at Slagel Dining Facility, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Aug. 9, 2024. The Slagel Dining Facility is the largest in the Department of Defense, and serves as the primary dining hub at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston by providing 12,000 meals a day to service members undergoing technical training at the Medical Education and Training Campus. (U.S. Air Force photo by Jonathan Mallard)