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    Day 2: 311th Field Hospital Team Executes Field-Feeding Mission During Connelly Competition [Image 13 of 13]

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    A U.S. Army soldier in Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniform is working in a field kitchen environment, handling what appears to be a steaming dishwashing or food preparation station inside a military tent. Steam is visibly rising from the equipment, suggesting hot water or cooking operations are underway. The setting appears to be a temporary military field kitchen or mess facility.

    FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, UNITED STATES

    08.26.2026

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Mikayla Fritz 

    807th Theater Medical Command

    U.S. Army Pfc. Samantha Gray, a 68M Nutrition Care Specialist assigned to the 421st Medical Detachment, 311th Field Hospital, 806th Hospital Center, 307th Medical Brigade, 807th Theater Medical Command, representing the 311th Field Hospital team, removes Unitized Group Ration, Heat and Serve meals from a Tray Ration Heater during the Connelly competition at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Aug. 26, 2026. The Philip A. Connelly Award is the U.S. Army’s oldest logistics readiness award. This competition recognizes excellence in Army food service. Established in 1968, the PAC evaluates field-feeding teams on food preparation, nutrition, sanitation, safety, tactical site operations, administration, convoy operations and equipment readiness. For the 311th Field Hospital, the competition also highlights the unique role of its 68M Nutrition Care Specialists, who bring their medical and nutritional expertise to the field-feeding mission alongside Culinary Specialists. The competition is designed to strengthen food-service proficiency and readiness while ensuring Soldiers can provide safe, quality and nutritionally appropriate meals in field environments. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Mikayla Fritz)

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    Date Taken: 08.26.2026
    Date Posted: 09.10.2026 17:06
    Photo ID: 9925146
    VIRIN: 260826-A-OQ463-2345
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    Location: FORT MCCOY, WISCONSIN, US
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    Day 2: 311th Field Hospital Team Executes Field-Feeding Mission During Connelly Competition
    Day 2: 311th Field Hospital Team Executes Field-Feeding Mission During Connelly Competition
    Day 2: 311th Field Hospital Team Executes Field-Feeding Mission During Connelly Competition
    Day 2: 311th Field Hospital Team Executes Field-Feeding Mission During Connelly Competition
    A person wearing military camouflage (OCP/MultiCam pattern) uniform and white latex gloves is seasoning a large metal hotel pan filled with chopped vegetables. The vegetables appear to be zucchini and onions, and seasoning (likely pepper or a spice blend) is visibly falling from a small container onto the food. This appears to be a military food service or field kitchen preparation scenario.
    Two U.S. Army soldiers in Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniforms are serving food in what appears to be a military field kitchen or dining facility. The foreground soldier, identified by the name tape 'LEE' and 'U.S. ARMY' tape, is plating food onto a compartmentalized tray while wearing food-service gloves. A second soldier in the background is also handling food items from a green container.
    Five U.S. Army soldiers in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniforms are posing together behind a military field kitchen serving line. They appear to be food service personnel (cooks/92G MOS) staffing a mobile kitchen trailer (MKT). The soldiers are smiling for what appears to be an official or informal group photo.
    A person wearing camouflage military uniform holds a compartmentalized food tray containing multiple dishes, likely a field meal served outdoors. The tray is a disposable multi-section container with six compartments filled with various foods. The setting appears to be a grassy outdoor area, consistent with a military field dining environment.
    U.S. Army soldiers are being served food at a field kitchen or mobile dining facility. A soldier wearing white food-service gloves is serving meals from stainless steel food containers to a line of uniformed personnel. The setting appears to be a temporary or field mess operation under a canopy structure.
    U.S. Army soldiers are gathered at an outdoor field mess station, serving and receiving food during what appears to be a training exercise or field operation. Two soldiers in the foreground, identified by name tapes as 'HUDDLESTON' and 'BASNA' (partially visible), are actively engaged at the food service table. Multiple soldiers in OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniforms are visible in the background near military vehicles.
    A military field exercise or training operation is taking place on an open grassy area. Several tan/beige military tactical trucks are positioned across the field alongside green military tents or shelters. Personnel in military uniforms are gathered around the equipment and structures.
    A U.S. Army soldier named Machado is smiling while handling sliced tomatoes in a large metal bowl inside what appears to be a military field kitchen tent. The soldier is wearing full OCP (Operational Camouflage Pattern) uniform with an American flag patch and blue/gray food-service gloves. The setting suggests a forward operating base or field exercise food preparation environment.
    A U.S. Army soldier in Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP) uniform is working in a field kitchen environment, handling what appears to be a steaming dishwashing or food preparation station inside a military tent. Steam is visibly rising from the equipment, suggesting hot water or cooking operations are underway. The setting appears to be a temporary military field kitchen or mess facility.

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