Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Borunda | A Soldier walks into the Camp America Galley for lunch on Monday at Joint Task Force...... read more read more
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GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba - Renovations to the Camp America Galley are set to begin in May and are aimed at improving the dining experience for Joint Task Force Guantanamo service members and the work space of the employees there.
The improvements of the galley will happen in phases to limit the impact on service to JTF GTMO personnel and serving times. The construction, beginning later this month, will have minimal impact on day to day services for meals.
“Phase one will begin work on the pan wash, locker room and restroom facilities,” said Maj. Eddie Morgan, a member of the JTF GTMO engineers assisting in the construction.
Delays to personnel eating and serving will come later in the work as the improvements move closer to the finishing stages in September and October. Estimated completion of the project is October 15.
“The dining, serving area and scullery areas will be repaired, and this will mean that JTF personnel will have to eat outside of the dining area,” Morgan said.
The repairs couldn’t have come at a better time as some parts of the galley structure were built as far back as 1992. Rust on exterior doors is clearly visible and indentations in the floor make walking with a tray full of food a precarious endeavor.
“A lot of the structures were also built in 2000 and were only meant to last two years like the tents parts so we were well over due,” Morgan said.
These renovations will ensure that the Camp America Galley will continue to serve JTF GTMO until the new dining facility is complete in 2018.
Some of the areas being renovated include everything from the boiler room, the dining areas as well as the food preparation areas.
Some troops who frequent the Camp America Galley, like Sgt. Matthew Robinson, have some ideas that he thinks would make the galley a bit more comfortable for the everyday soldier.
“A covered deck or patio dining area looking out to the water would be nice,” Robinson said.
Robinson’s concerns also lay with some of the crumbling structure.
“The doors are rusting and there are a couple of spots where the floor is peeling,” Robinson said. “The latrines, well they definitely need some work.”
For others it’s a matter of space. Never is the issue of a lack of space more evident than on surf and turf days at the galley.
“We need more tables or space for more tables,” said Spc. Travis Amon, a member of JTF GTMO. “There are times at lunch and at dinner that there are no tables left.”
Patience is the key to getting through these renovations Morgan said, “There are going to be some times that things will not go as people want them to.”
The Wire will have updates of the on-going progress of the renovations to include pertinent information to changes in galley functions.
| Date Taken: | 04.15.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 04.17.2015 10:08 |
| Story ID: | 160333 |
| Location: | GUANTANAMO BAY, CU |
| Web Views: | 110 |
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