A member of Duke Field’s dining facility staff checks the food production log as food is being prepared for a lunch meal. The log is part of the paperwork that is reviewed during assessment by the Hennessy Trophy inspection team. The John C. Hennessy Award is an annual award presented to Air Force installations with the best food-service programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
Staff Sgt. Maria Bryant, 919th Force Support Squadron, was this year’s winner of the Hennessy Travelers' Association Award of Excellence for Duke Field. Evaluators select one military member from the inspected unit who exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism, attitude, and culinary skills for the award of excellence. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
Brenda Smith, a civilian cook with the 919th Force Support Squadron, slices roast beef for the lunch meal at the dining facility on Duke Field, Fla. The civilian staff plays a key role in the monthly support of the dining facility and helped the unit win its seventh Hennessy Trophy since 2000. The Hennessy Trophy is an annual award presented to Air Force installations with the best food-service programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
Andresa Osgard, a civilian cook with 919th Force Support Squadron, fills fish with bread stuffing for the lunch meal at the dining facility on Duke Field, Fla. The civilian staff plays a key role in the monthly support of the dining facility and helped the unit win its seventh Hennessy Trophy since 2000. The Hennessy Trophy is an annual award presented to Air Force installations with the best food-service programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by: Tech. Sgt. Cheryl L. Foster)
The Hennessy Trophy is displayed inside the dining facility at Duke Field, Fla. The trophy is an annual award presented to Air Force installations with the best food-service programs. The 919th Force Support Squadron’s dining facility team recently claimed the award for the seventh time since 2000. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
Kyong Lebel, a civilian with 919th Force Support Squadron, sets out the desserts for the lunch meal inside the dining facility at Duke Field, Fla. The civilian staff plays a key role in the monthly support of the dining facility and helped the unit win its seventh Hennessy Trophy since 2000. The Hennessy Trophy is an annual award presented to Air Force installations with the best food-service programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
Pavana Carson, a civilian cook with 919th Force Support Squadron, fries onion rings for the lunch meal inside the dining facility at Duke Field, Fla. The civilian staff plays a key role in the monthly support of the dining facility and helped the unit win its seventh Hennessy Trophy since 2000. The Hennessy Trophy is an annual award presented to Air Force installations with the best food-service programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
Reservists file in for the lunch meal inside the dining facility at Duke Field, Fla. The 919th Force Support Squadron’s dining facility team recently claimed their seventh Hennessy Trophy since 2000. The Hennessy Trophy is an annual award presented to Air Force installations with the best food-service programs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Cheryl Foster)
by Dan Neely
919th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs
7/2/2012 - DUKE FIELD, Fla. -- Reservists from a Duke Field unit were recently named winners of an Air Force-level food services award. Representing the Air Force Reserve Command category, the 919th Force Support Squadron has won the 2012 Hennessy Trophy presented to Air Force installations with the best food service programs.
Winners were awarded for demonstrated excellence in management effectiveness, force-readiness support, food quality, employee and customer relations, resource conservation, training and safety awareness, officials said.
"By winning this prestigious Air Force level food service award, it shows that our 20-plus person unit can compete with the best of them," said Tech. Sgt. Melissa Habermeyer, a unit supervisor. "With us being a two day a month operational facility the whole team contributed extra hours to ensure paperwork was completed. The facility was in Golden Eagle Standards, which would ensure that we receive maximum points on the facility checklist."
Since 2000, Duke Field's dining facility has won the Hennessy Award seven times. And in addition to the recent overall unit award, Staff Sgt. Maria Bryant garnered an individual trophy - the Hennessy Travelers Association Award of Excellence. The award is bestowed on one member within the winning unit who exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism, attitude and culinary skills.
"Sergeant Bryant displayed outstanding professionalism and knowledge of storeroom operations on a daily basis," Habermeyer said. "This was evident to the inspectors by the appearance, organization and accuracy in the storeroom, which is one of the many reasons she was awarded the TA."
