Sgt. Aqueelah James, a Army Reserve Culinary Team member with the 3rd Medical Command (Deployment Support), Fort Gillem, Ga., slices strawberries for her Island Dream Dessert during the Practical and Contemporary Hot Food Cooking/Patisserie category at the 41st Annual Military Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event, March 7, 2016, at Fort Lee, Va. James, who earned a silver medal in the category, used the influences of her family heritage from the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis and the Dominican Republic as inspiration for the dessert. ( Army photo by Timothy L. Hale) (Released)

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