Spc. Naya Pender, culinary arts specialist, Team Europe won Student Chef of the Year Mar. 16 at the Joint Culinary Training Exercise (JCTE), Fort Lee, Va. The award was presented by Brig. Gen. Rodney Fogg, Army Quartermaster General, American Culinary Federation President Stafford Decambre and Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Rice, Quartermaster Command Sergeant Major. Student chefs have less than two years in culinary arts. Pender will now go on to the American Culinary Federation National Convention & Show July 15 – 19 in New Orleans. The 43rd annual JCTE started Mar. 10 at the MacLaughlin Fitnes


Spc. Naya Pender, culinary arts specialist, Team Europe won Student Chef of the Year Mar. 16 at the Joint Culinary Training Exercise (JCTE), Fort Lee, Va. The award was presented by Brig. Gen. Rodney Fogg, Army Quartermaster General, American Culinary Federation President Stafford Decambre and Command Sgt. Maj. Sean Rice, Quartermaster Command Sergeant Major. Student chefs have less than two years in culinary arts. Pender will now go on to the American Culinary Federation National Convention & Show July 15 – 19 in New Orleans. The 43rd annual JCTE started Mar. 10 at the MacLaughlin Fitness Center and continues until Mar. 15. The exercise, administered by the Joint Culinary Center of Excellence, is the largest ACF-sanctioned competition in North America. This year’s exercise showcased the talent of 237 military chefs from all military services around the globe to include four international teams.


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