The US Army Center of Excellence, Subsistence, US Army Quartermaster Center and School, Fort Lee, VA, conducted the 21st annual US Army Culinary Arts Competition with 20 teams 4-14 Mar 96. In the six top installations, US Army Hawaii became the 1996 Installation of the Year and also came in first place in the Chef of the Year and Junior Chef competitions. US Army Hawaii scored second place in the field competition, earning silver medals for the team. In the static competition, US Army Hawaii earned one gold, three silver and eight bronze medals.
Fort Bragg, NC, took second place in the overall installation category and fifth place in the field competition. Fort Bragg earned two gold, five silver and one bronze medal in the static competition. Fort Stewart, GA earned third overall and fourth in the field. Their team’s Junior Chef ranked third in that category. Individual competitors earned four gold, four silver and one bronze medal for the Fort Stewart team.
Fort Sill, OK, placed fourth overall and ninth in the field. Their medals included 1 gold, 6 silver and 11 bronze. The US Army Korea team was fifth in the installation competition and their Chef of the Year placed third. The US Army Korea team earned two gold, two silver and four bronze medals. Fort Hood, TX, received a trophy for placing first in the field competition. The team earned two gold, two silver and seven bronze medals.
Other installations participating in the worldwide 1996 culinary competition earned medals as follows (in order of merit):