FARGO, N.D. (AP) — National Guard units from the Dakotas are awaiting word on whether they will advance to a national Army food service competition.
Fargo’s 141st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade unit breezed through state-level evaluations, allowing it to move on to a regional competition Sunday for best Army field mess section.
The 141st is competing against the 152nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of South Dakota for regional honors in the Phillip A. Connelly Excellence in Army Food Service competition.
The 141st used to contract with local food vendors to provide meals for its Soldiers. That changed when the brigade commander told Sgt. 1st Class Diane Wald he wanted to bring in organic cooks. Wald says it’s amazing how far the unit’s cooks have come in short time.
Regional winners should be announced by mid-September.
