Combat cooks feed 'America’s Battalion' in Afghanistan [Image 1 of 5]

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN

12.15.2011

Photo by Cpl. Reece Lodder  

I Marine Expeditionary Force

U.S. Marine Sgt. Aaron Sarinana (left), from El Paso, Texas, and Cpl. Exxon Suarez, from Portland, Ore., food service specialists with Headquarters and Service Company, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment serve lunch at the dining facility, or ‘chow hall,’ here, Dec. 15. They’re part of a five-Marine team of cooks that prepares and serves three meals every day to approximately 500 hungry troops and civilian contractors. “The best part of our job is making good food for our guys instead of only serving [unitized group rations] and meals, ready-to-eat,” Suarez said. “A lot of people come in and say ‘chow’ is the best part of their day.”

• Date Taken: 12.15.2011
• Date Posted: 12.18.2011 07:17
• Photo ID: 501151
• VIRIN: 111215-M-MM918-001
• Resolution: 2100x1400
• Size: 1.83 MB
• Location: FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, HELMAND PROVINCE, AF