Master Gunnery Sgt. Tony C. Smith gives critiques to food service specialists after receiving awards for their performance in the Futenma Mess Hall Chef of the Month competition July 22 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The monthly competition is an opportunity for the Marines who are performing well in the workplace and seeking opportunities to better themselves through merit boards and other events. During the competition, the contestants must plan a full multi-course meal, cook the dishes and serve it to a panel of judges who evaluate their meal based on taste, appearance


Master Gunnery Sgt. Tony C. Smith gives critiques to food service specialists after receiving awards for their performance in the Futenma Mess Hall Chef of the Month competition July 22 on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The monthly competition is an opportunity for the Marines who are performing well in the workplace and seeking opportunities to better themselves through merit boards and other events. During the competition, the contestants must plan a full multi-course meal, cook the dishes and serve it to a panel of judges who evaluate their meal based on taste, appearance, originality and the Marines’ oral presentations explaining each course. Smith is a food service specialist with Headquarters and Support Battalion, Marine Corps Installations Pacific-Marine Corps Base Camp Butler, Japan and a Columbus, Ohio, native.


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