170127-N-UX013-003 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Jan. 27, 2017) Culinary Specialist 2nd Class Ernesto X. Carvajal, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), prepares food during the annual "Best of the Mess" competition at the Founders Inn and Spa in Virginia Beach, Va. The competition is held to showcase the skills of Navy culinary specialists and to raise money for the Chief Petty Officers Association scholarship fund. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jonathan Clay/Released)

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