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March 7 1996 Fort Hood Sentinel
303rd MI Bn 504th MI Bde
Lt. Col. Steve Rotkoff. 303rd Military Intelligence
Battalion commander led an advance party of six from
Fort Hood to Germany Dec. 6 in preparation for mili-
tary operations and the arrival of additional troops.
The troops that followed Dec. 9 were high-tech
Ground Station Module Platoon and its support ele-
ments from the Army’s Test and Experimentation
Command and Motorola mechanics supply and com-
munications experts.
By mid-December more than 70 Fort Hood sol-
diers and Department of Defense employees mostly
from the 303rd Ml Bn 504th Military Intelligence
Brigade were in the former Yugoslavia supporting
NATO in the peace process. After working seven days
a week and long hours activity has finally slowed to
a manageable level which is good news to the fami-
lies waiting for their loved ones to return.
After arriving in Europe everyone attended four
days of training before beginning intelligence opera-
tions. They learned to identify land mines and
minefields and were schooled on all aspects of peace-
keeping.
Dining facility
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Chief Carroll. We were judged in the ar-
eas of food preparation food handling
sanitation requirements cooking knowl-
edge of the job job training and adminis-
tration skills” Johnson said
Being able to apply the skills and
knowledge of a cooks’ job is only one part
of the reason why Lynch Dining Facility
has won Connelly competition so many
times Carroll said. Carroll believes the
pride the cooks take in their job is the prime
contributing factor in their ability to win.
Johnson agreed with Carroll.
“The cooks’ dedication to their job
shows in what their doing. The cooks at
Lynch really love their jobs” Johnson said.
“These soldiers (cooks) care about their
customers. They want to please the pa-
trons of their dining facility so they pre
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“One of the ways Lynch has pleased its
customers was ... the implementation of
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April of last year. The a la carte system
allows the dining facility to have a restau-
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choose what they want to eat. For example
if a customer only wants a bowl of soup
and a salad that’s all he or she has to pay
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“I believe the A la carte system and
the nutrition bar we have established in
the dining facility gives our customers
more to choose from and has enabled us
to win the Connelly competition” Johnson
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According to some of the participants the training
was very informative. Soldiers learned the history of
the region and the current conflict as well as a few
key Serbo-Croation phrases and tips on what might
be considered offensive behavior in that culture.
Soldiers entered Bosnia-Herzegovina and adjacent
countries the end of December. Since deploying into
Bosnia they have been disseminating intelligence to
several U.S. and NATO organizations.
“We’re finally working only 14 hours a day” said
Lt. Duck in Rhein-Main Germany.
The com unities of Copperas Cove Killeen
Harker Heights and Fort Hood have rallied around
the local families of deployed soldiers. The Harker
Heights Chamber of Commerce Army Community
Services and other community and post organizations
have supported local families from the start.
One of the first requests from soldiers was books
and reading material and to date more than 100 have
been mailed to troops. The unit is now collecting used
video tapes to mail to the deployed soldiers.
Individuals or organizations who would like to do-
nate videos to the unit can call Spc. Jason Lily at 532-
8976 after duty hours.
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said.
With the a la carte system the dining
facility is able to prepare progressive
meals Johnson said.
“Progressive cooking means we prepare
approximately 50 servings of a dish at a
time. Before the first 50 servings run out
we are preparing more so there is always
hot food on the serving line. Progressive
cooking allows us to prepare food on or-
der like pancakes and French toast.”
“Winning the Connelly competition has
to do with teamwork and common cour-
tesy to the patrons” said Spc. Bobbie L.
LeBlanc food service specialist. “We
have Master Sgt. Johnson and other food
service sergeants who push us to excel.
They praise us encourage us and tell us
what we need to do to improve. I have
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seen a lot of changes here that I believe
have helped us to win like the a la carte
system.”
“We are constantly looking for ways to
improve or enhance our products for our
customers to consume” Johnson said.
Winning the Connelly competition has
to do with total quality anagem ent
Carroll said.
“Lynch Dining facility trains to stan-
dard. By training to standard Lynch does
not have to prepare for competition. When
the evaluators come out to view the din-
ing facility they can look at the soldiers in
action and know they are being trained to
do their jobs” Carroll said.
The Lynch Dining Facility soldiers are
looking forward to participating and win-
ning the 1996 competition Johnson said.
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money with him he can go to the
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Bobick, Cpl. Julia. The Fort Hood Sentinel (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 76, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 7, 1996, newspaper, March 7, 1996; Fort Hood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310106/m1/6/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Bell+County%22&rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Casey Memorial Library.