Misawa kicks off Hennessy evaluation

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Rothstein, 35th Fighter Wing commander, left, Arthur J. Myers, Air Force Services director, center, and Maj. Thomas Esser, 35th Force Support Squadron commander, perform a traditional Japanese sake barrel breaking ceremony to kick off the John L. Hennessy Award evaluation Feb. 27, 2011, at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The John L. Hennessy Award is given to the best dining facility food service operation in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Basic James B. Bauer/Released)

Misawa kicks off Hennessy evaluation

Published Feb. 28, 2011
By Airman Basic James B. Bauer
35th Fighter Wing Public Affairs

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 35th Force Support Squadron hosted an ice breaker event to kick off the two-day Air Force John L. Hennessy Award evaluation Feb. 27, 2011, at Misawa Air Base, Japan.

The annual John L. Hennessy Award is given to the best dining facility food service operation in the Air Force that exemplifies sanitation, food operation, kitchen production, management and training areas.

The Grissom Dining Facility won the 2010 Food Service Excellence Award in Pacific Air Forces, and is now competing with seven other bases to be crowned best in the Air Force and take home the Hennessy Award.

"This award is big for us," said Tech. Sgt. Melody Goitom, 35th Force Support Squadron Food Service Operations Section chief. "My team has been working extremely hard. We're ready to get evaluated, and we're ready to win."