2008 Hennessy Trophy winners announced

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SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --  Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Duncan J. McNabb has announced the winners of the 2008 Hennessy Trophy awards.

The Hennessy Trophy is an annual award presented to Air Force installations with the best food-service programs. This year marks the 52th anniversary of the single- and multiple-facility category competition.

-- Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., is the winner in the single-facility category.

-- Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, is the winner in the multiple-facility category.

-- The Air Force Reserve Command award winner is the 911th Services Flight at Pittsburgh Air Force Station, Pa.

-- The Air National Guard winner is the 155th Services Flight at Lincoln, Neb.

-- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Food Service Small Site award winner is the 701st Munitions Support Squadron at Kleine Brogel, Belgium.

Awards are based on the entire scope of an installation's food-service program. Winners must display excellence in management effectiveness, force-readiness support, food quality, employee and customer relations, resource conservation, training and safety awareness, officials said.

The Hennessy Travelers Association Award of Excellence is determined each year by Hennessy evaluators on both the single and multiple teams. Each team selects an Air Force military food service person who exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism, attitude and culinary skill as the recipient of the award of excellence.

HTA nominees for single-facility category are:
     Airman 1st Class Megan Milam, Langley AFB, Va.
     Airman 1st Class Grant Carter, Travis AFB, Calif.
     Airman 1st Class Claribel Najera-Torres, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
     Airman 1st Class Amir Utsey, Yokota Air Base, Japan

HTA nominees for multiple-facility category are:
     Airman 1st Class Lydia Paige, Eglin AFB, Fla.
     Staff Sgt. Janice Ladd, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
     Airman Devin Wigley, Osan AB, Republic of Korea
     Airman 1st Class Fanchon Shanette Ivey, RAF Mildenhall, England

The awards will be presented and HTA winners will be announced during the Air Force awards ceremony at the National Restaurant Association show on May 17 in Chicago. 

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