Norfolk, Va. (May 23, 2024) – Military Sealift Command’s food service team aboard USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) received the 2023 Capt. David M. Cook award for food service excellence in the Small Afloat category at the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation’s (NRAEF) annual Military Foodservice Awards dinner and ceremony, held at the Hilton Palmer House Hotel in Chicago, May 17. Wining in the hybrid category, Mount Whitney wins its fourth award. The other wins were in 2008, 2009, and 2022.
Chief Steward Jake Meyers, centered above, was one of two recipients that accepted the award for Mount Whitney’s food service team. Standing alongside Meyers were Logistics Deputy Director Matthew Sweeney (left) and Director of Maritime Operations Robert Hein (right).
Year after year, MSC food service teams are being recognized for providing award-wining food service dining experiences. Food Service Operations Manager Jerry Holley explains MSC’s secret. “The key is to provide, daily, outstanding service and delicious meals to the crews by doing it in a financially responsible manner," he said.
The Captain David M. Cook Food Service Award honors MSC's former director of logistics, Capt. David M. Cook. While serving as MSC’s director of Logistics from 1995 until 1998, he was instrumental in enhancing every aspect of food service operations at MSC, from training for food service staff to nutrition education for ship crews.
To learn more about MSC ships, visit https://www.msc.usff.navy.mil/.
| Date Taken: | 05.17.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.23.2024 11:02 |
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