Jamie Gonzales, Watson Services Incorporated mess attendant, washes a dish in the Chisholm Trail Inn dining facility April 5, 2011, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The professionally trained staff prepares a variety of menu items in accordance with strict, health and nutritional standards set by military public health, U.S. Public Health Food Code and the Air Force. Contracted personnel assist with cleaning the dining facility, serving food and preparing the vegetable trays. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina M. Brisbin)

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Carolyn Canady, Watson Services Incorporated cashier, clears trays from tables at the Chisholm Trail Inn dining facility April 5, 2011, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The DFAC is manned 24-hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and provides quality food for Team McConnell. Contracted personnel assist with cleaning the dining facility, serving food and preparing the vegetable trays. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina M. Brisbin)

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Airman 1st Class Mohamed Berete, 22nd Force Support Squadron services apprentice, hands a salad to Airman 1st Class Joshua Houseworth, 22nd Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, at the Chisholm Trail Inn dining facility April 5, 2011, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. DFAC Airmen work eight hour shifts as part of its 24-hour operations, and usually have two or three Airmen working each shift. Services Airmen are trained in protocol, lodging, fitness services, squadron readiness and mortuary affairs at Dover Air Force Base, Del. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

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Senior Airman Amy Dunn-Watkins, 22nd Force Support Squadron shift leader, places a bottled water inside a box lunch at the Flight Kitchen in the Chisholm Trail Inn dining facility April 5, 2011, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The DFAC serves approximately 400 people a day. DFAC Airmen work alongside contractors to efficiently keep up with base meal needs. Contractors also help with extra duties at the DFAC when Airmen are deployed. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Maria A. Ruiz)

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Mancha Pounds, Watson Services Incorporated mess attendant, serves French fries during lunch at the Chisholm Trail Inn dining facility April 5, 2011, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The DFAC offers low-cost, nutritious cafeteria-style dining to active duty, Guard, Reserve, and all other servicemembers. It is manned 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina M. Brisbin)

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Photo essay: McConnell DFAC serves Airmen

Published April 7, 2011
By Senior Airman Maria Ruiz and Airman 1st Class Katrina Brisbin
22nd Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. -- The professionally trained staff at the Chisholm Trail Inn dining facility prepares a variety of menu items in accordance with strict, health and nutritional standards set by military public health, U.S. Public Health Food Code and the Air Force. Contracted personnel assist with cleaning the dining facility, serving food and preparing the vegetable trays.