Ney and Hill Food Service Award winners named for 2003

Ney and Hill Food Service Award winners named for 2003 – Around the Fleet

Acting Navy Secretary Hansford T. Johnson recently announced the 2003 winners of the Navy CAPT Edward F. Ney Memorial Awards and the Marine Corps Maj. Gen. W.P.T. Hill Memorial Awards for outstanding food service in the Navy and Marine Corps.

Formal presentation of the awards will be made during the International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA) conference April 13, in Dallas.

“The Ney awards encourage excellence in Navy and Marine Corps food service programs with the objective of improving the quality of life for our Navy and Marine Corps personnel,” said RADM Justin D. McCarthy, commander, Naval Supply Systems Command. “I commend all of these commands for their hard work and commitment to excellence.”

The Ney Awards were established in 1958 and the Hill Awards in 1985 by the Secretary of the Navy and IFSEA to improve and recognize quality food service in the Navy and Marine Corps. IFSEA is a food service industry trade association whose members include executive chefs, operators, dietitians, consultants, managers and owners of catering firms, restaurants, hotels and clubs.

The Ney and Hill awards recognize overall food service excellence by evaluating key areas in customer service, restaurateurship, cleanliness and management. An independent team reviewed food preparation, management, administration, equipment safety, sanitation, plastic waste and disposal evaluated each category. The evaluation teams were made up of senior Navy and Marine Corps mess management specialists and representatives from IFSEA.

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Afloat General Mess Winners in the Atlantic Fleet are:

Strategic Missile Submarine –

First Place: USS Maryland (SSBN 738) (Gold)

Runner-up: USS West Virginia (SSBN 736)(Gold)

Attack Submarine –

First Place: USS Augusta (SSN 710)

Runner-up: USS Annapolis (SSN 760)

Small Afloat –

First Place: USS Underwood (FFG 36)

Runner-up: USS Simpson (FFG 56)

Large Afloat –

First Place: USS Emory S. Land (AS 39)

Runner-up: USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)

Minesweeper –

First Place: USS Gladiator (MCM 11)

Runner-up: USS Pioneer (MCM 9)

Cruiser/Destroyer –

First Place: USS Cape St George (CG 71)

Runner-up: USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79)

Amphibious –

First Place: USS Tortuga (LSD 46)

Runner-up: USS Portland (LSD 37)

Aircraft Carrier –

First Place: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)

Runner-up: USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75)

Afloat General Mess Winners in the Pacific Fleet are:

Strategic Missile Submarine –

First Place: USS Florida (SSBN 728)(Gold)

Runner-up: USS Georgia (SSBN 729)(Gold)

Attack Submarine –

First Place: USS Los Angeles (SSN 688)

Runner-up: USS Key West (SSN 722)

Small Afloat –

First Place: USS Gary (FFG 51)

Runner-up: USS Salvor (ARS 52)

Large Afloat-

First Place: USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)

Runner-up: USS Coronado (AGF 11)

Cruiser/Destroyer –

First Place: USS Cowpens (CG 63)

Runner-up: USS Stethem (DDG 63)

Amphibious –

First Place: USS Rushmore (LSD 47)

Runner-up: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39)

Aircraft Carrier –

First Place: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

Runner-up: USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)

Ney Ashore General Mess Winners are:

East coast –

First Place: Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex, Virginia Beach, Va.

Runner-up: Naval Air Station Brunswick, Maine.

West Coast –

First Place: Naval Station San Diego, Calif.

Runner-up: Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, Calif.

Overseas –

First Place: Naval Station Pearl Harbor Silver Dolphin Bistro and Brig Galley, Pearl Harbor.

Runner-up: Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan.

Hill Award Winners are:

Best Garrison Mess Hall: Mess hall 710 Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma, Aria.

Best Field Mess: Marine Wing Support Squadron 172, Marine Wing Support Group 17,1st Marine Aircraft Wing Ill Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.

Best Reserve Field Mess: Headquarters and Service Battalion 4th Force Service Support Group, Marietta, Ga.

Best Garrison Mess Hall runner-up: Mess Hall 222 Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan.

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