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New meal options coming soon to legacy dining facilities
March 18, 2025 — New food choices are on the way to legacy dining facility guests as the Department of the Air Force overhauls its 28-day rotating menu model to better fuel the uniformed human weapon system. ... MORE

Airman shakes a large bowl of ingredients to combine them

Winner crowned in 11-installation SHEF culinary battle
September 27, 2024 — Airmen from 11 Food 2.0 installations went head-to-head in the Salute Hospitality Epicurean Faceoff culinary battle on Sept. 17 at the San Antonio Culinary Institute of America. The SHEF competition, sponsored by the Air Force Services Center and its industry partner Aramark, is the marquee event of a year-long quarterly competition to give culinary Airmen the chance to display their cooking skills and creativity... MORE

Group of four with winning Airman holding a medal and chef knife while her executive chef holds a SHEF emblazed cutting board

AFIMSC upgrades dining infrastructure at JBSA-Camp Bullis
August 15, 2024 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is building a new dining facility to enhance food service operations at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas... MORE

Food Summit looks to future of 27-plus DAF stateside dining operations
April 24, 2023 — More than 70 installation, Air Force Services Center and industry culinary experts gathered in Dallas from April 11-13 to discuss current and future Food 2.0 dining operations with the goal of delivering better, faster menu options to patrons... MORE

AFSVC delivers Thanksgiving slice of home to Airmen, Guardians
November 23, 2022 — For most, Thanksgiving is a time to gather around the table with friends and family to celebrate life and express gratitude. However, the annual tradition can look a little different for service members and their families stationed far from home. ... MORE

A Thanksgiving tradition resumes at MEDCoE
November 30, 2021 — In what has become an Army tradition, senior leaders served Thanksgiving meals to Soldiers at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston dining facilities, or DFACs, on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2021... MORE

Basic Military Training grads celebrate first Thanksgiving as Airmen
November 30, 2020 — The 708 Airmen who graduated from Basic Military Training Nov. 25 enjoyed their first Thanksgiving in uniform at the 322nd Training Squadron Dining Facility at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Nov. 26... MORE

Airmen who graduated from Basic Military Training on Nov. 25 enjoy their first Thanksgiving meal in uniform at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, on Nov. 26.

Automated meal entitlement system, food trucks to improve Soldier dining experience
August 14, 2018 — The Army is phasing out its manual meal card system after decades of use, as the service fully transitions to its new automated meal entitlement code system. Some installations have been testing the new system since January, but the deadline for all posts worldwide to transition to the new system is Oct. 1... MORE

Spc. Mary Calkin, a member of the Washington State National Guard, takes a plate of food at the Freedom Inn Dining Facility at Fort Meade, Maryland. The Army will transition from the old paper meal card system to an automated meal entitlement code system by Oct. 1, 2018.