Brig. Gen. Edward D. Banta, Commanding General, Marine Corps Installations-West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, speaks during a ceremony naming Camp Pendleton’s 31 Area Edson Range Mess Hall the Maj. Gen. William Pendleton Thompson Hill Award winners for best full food service mess hall in the Marine Corps, May 31. The Hill Award was established in 1985 to improve food service operation and recognize the best messes in the Marine Corps.

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