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Scott Air Force Base

Serving Scott’s dining needs

Team Scott servicemembers begin to assemble their food during the lunch period at the Nightingale Inn Dining Facility at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. The dining facility serves all enlisted personnel and other eligible individuals permanently or temporarily assigned to Scott.

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A Nightingale Inn Dining Facility chef ensures the food was cooked at the right temperature to ensure it is safe for consumption at Scott Air Force Base, Ill, June 29, 2016. Each member of the team goes through specific training to ensure they can maintain a safe, clean, and healthy environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Joel Young, Nightingale Inn Dining Facility chef, mixes chicken wings with a sauce at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. The dining facility provides a variety of foods for each meal. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Joel Young, Nightingale Inn Dining Facility chef, prepares chicken wings for the lunch period at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. The dining facilities' staff is made up of a mixture of active duty Air Force, Air National Guard, and civilian. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Joel Young, Nightingale Inn Dining Facility chef, prepares chicken wings for the lunch period at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. The dining facilities' staff is made up of a mixture of active duty Air Force, Air National Guard, and civilian. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Chefs of the Nightingale Inn Dining Facility replace the chicken to be seasoned at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. The dining facility is open year-round even through the holidays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Airman 1st Class Alliyah Howard, places carrots on a cart to be moved to a fridge at the Nightingale Inn Dining Facility at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. The dining facility has a staff of roughly 50 employees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Nathan Rice, 375th Force Support Squadron chef, ensures the meat is cooking properly at the Nightingale Inn Dining Facility at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. The dining facility serves roughly 400-500 people a day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Airman 1st Class Kelly Drury, 126th Air National Guard services apprentice, cleans the knives that were used to prepare food at the Nightingale Inn Dining Facility at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. On anverage, it takes the Scott dining facility staff an hour and a half to prepare food for one of the periods they serve food. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Airman 1st Class Kelly Drury, 126th Air National Guard services apprentice, scoops pasta into a container at the Nightingale Inn Dining Facility at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. The dining facility has been named "Best in Air Force", as well as "Best in Air Mobility Command". (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Airman 1st Class Zachari Doss, 126th Force Support Squadron food services apprentice, hands a dish to a patron at the Nightingale Inn June 29, 2016, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The Nightingale Inn provides meals for all Airmen living in the dorms, as well as servicemembers temporarily assigned to the base.(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

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Joel Young, 375th Force Support Squadron, prepares wings for lunch at the Nightingale Inn June 29, 2016, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The Nightingale Inn provides meals for all Airmen living in the dorms, as well as servicemembers temporarily assigned to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

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Nathan Rice, 375th Force Support Squadron chef, prepares potato wedges for lunch at the Nightingale Inn June 29, 2016, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The Nightingale Inn provides meals for all Airmen living in the dorms, as well as servicemembers temporarily assigned to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

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Senior Airman Kenneth LaGarde, 375th Force Support Squadron food service specialist, and Joel Young, 375th FSS chef, grab supplies to prepare wings at the Nightingale Inn June 29, 2016, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The Nightingale Inn employs a team of active duty, reserve, national guard and civilians to prepare each meal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

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Airman 1st Class Kelly Drury and A1C Zachari Doss, 126th Force Support Squadron food services apprentices, prepare a dish for lunch at the Nightingale Inn June 29, 2016, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The Nightingale Inn employs a team of active duty, reserve, national guard and civilians to prepare each meal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

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A Team Scott servicemember takes a bite of her food as she pays for it at the Nightingale Inn Dining Facility at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. On average, the dining facility serves 400-500 people a day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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A Team Scott servicemember pays for his food at the Nightingale Inn Dining Facility at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. On average, the dining facility serves 400-500 people a day. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Senior Airman Kenneth LaGarde, 375th Force Support Squadron food service specialist, and Nathan Rice, 375th FSS chefs, grab supplies to prepare lunch at the Nightingale Inn June 29, 2016, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The Nightingale Inn provides meals for all Airmen living in the dorms, as well as servicemembers temporarily assigned to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

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Alex Beasley and Nathan Rice, 375th Force Support Squadron chefs, prepare items for lunch at the Nightingale Inn June 29, 2016, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The Nightingale Inn employs a team of active duty, reserve, national guard and civilians to prepare each meal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

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Karen Dorsey, 375th Force Support Squadron chef, prepares a dish for lunch at the Nightingale Inn June 29, 2016, at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. The Nightingale Inn provides meals for all Airmen living in the dorms, as well as servicemembers temporarily assigned to the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt/Released)

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A Team Scott servicemember grabs his plate after receiving rice at the Nightingale Inn Dining Facility at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. The dining facility has breakfast from 6 to 8 a.m. Monday through Friday, lunch from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. Monday through Friday, an evening meal 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily, a "grab-n-go" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. daily, and brunch 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and on holidays. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jake Eckhardt)

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Published July 11, 2016
By Staff Sgt. Clayton Lenhardt and Senior Airman Jacob Eckhardt
375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

SCOTT AIR FORC BASE, Ill. -- Team Scott servicemembers begin to assemble their food during the lunch period at the Nightingale Inn Dining Facility at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, June 29, 2016. The dining facility serves all enlisted personnel and other eligible individuals permanently or temporarily assigned to Scott.