Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Glass | Soldiers participating in exercise Anakonda 16 pass through the Mobile Kitchen Trailer...... read more read more
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DRAWSKO POMORSKIE MILITARY TRAINING AREA, Poland - When soldiers are far from home, comforts like a warm meal can help make a tough assignment tolerable. The U.S. Army Reserve 483rd Quartermaster Company based in Marysville, Washington, have been tasked with serving hundreds of soldiers from a Mobile Kitchen Trailer (MKT) while participating in Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, joint, multinational exercise taking place June 7-17.
Exercise Anakonda 2016 is a premier training event that involves approximately 31,000 participates from more than 24 nations.
The 483rd has been supplemented with soldiers from the 716th Quartermaster Company, based in Jersey City, New Jersey, in order to provide enough personnel to support the exercise. The two units are working together to proudly serve hot meals for breakfast and dinner.
“It makes me feel good! I like to serve anyway I can,” said Pfc. Gabriel Royz, who lives in Everson, Washington and is assigned to the 483rd. “I like how it feels when I serve someone and I see them smile. The smile on their face when they get the hot chow; I just like that.”
Exercise Anakonda 2016 presents realistic training for soldiers by placing them in a foreign environment with limited resources. The Army support units involved have planned months ahead to secure a successful mission.
“Prior to coming here we focused a lot on vehicle movement and prep, especially with the MHE (material handling equipment) like the forklifts, and training up to make sure we are good for the convoys,” said 1st Lt. Krissy Latimer, a platoon leader in 483rd. Latimer’s main mission is to run the MKT, but she also takes part in running the Class 1 supply yard.
“Anakonda 16 helped our unit readiness big time,” said Latimer. “We thought we were only serving our own units, however we had other units fall under us and it’s been valuable. We are serving upwards of 300 people rather than just 80, so these cooks are really getting their training.”
| Date Taken: | 06.07.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 06.07.2016 11:39 |
| Story ID: | 200205 |
| Location: | PL |
| Hometown: | JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, US |
| Hometown: | MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON, US |
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