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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

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.