Key insights

• ⚓ Modern submarines accommodate around 130 crew members for weeks of deployment, resembling a three-story building through a manhole cover
• 🍳 Cooking on a submarine uses microwave ovens and induction cookers
• 🍴 Crew members have access to various activities on board, with an average daily food expense of $65,000
• 🏞️ Field kitchens have a rich history dating back to the late 19th century, and modern kitchens are technologically advanced
• 🏕️ Teams set up tents with field expeditionary mess hall for cooking competitions, graded on hygiene, taste, and quality
• 🚚 Air National Guard develops disaster relief mobile kitchen trailer for rapid deployment, equipped with closed combustion technology and efficient heat exchange
• 🍲 Mobile kitchen unit can produce 1,000 meals per hour for First Responders and disaster relief missions
• 👨‍🍳 Food service specialists are crucial for food preparation, procurement, and distribution, ensuring the success of military missions

Q&A

• What role do food service specialists play in the military?

  Food service specialists play a critical role in food preparation, procurement, and distribution, ensuring the success of military missions. The military's mobile kitchen unit can produce 1,000 meals per hour, supporting First Responders and disaster relief missions.

• How does the Air National Guard contribute to disaster relief?

  The Air National Guard develops a modular disaster relief mobile kitchen trailer with advanced technology and an efficient design, equipped with closed combustion technology, an oven, a stock pot, a griddle, and a tray-based heating system for food preparation.

• How do military facilities provide meals for personnel?

  Military facilities like aircraft carriers and land personnel rely on field kitchens, which have a rich history dating back to the late 19th century. The U.S. Marines hold field cooking competitions to promote culinary excellence.

• What dining options and culinary arrangements are available on an aircraft carrier?

  Crew members on an aircraft carrier have access to various activities and dining options. Culinary experts ensure high-quality meals for 6,000 personnel, with an average daily food expense of $65,000.

• How challenging is cooking on a submarine?

  Cooking on a submarine is challenging due to tight spaces and low oxygen. It is done using microwave ovens, induction cookers, deep fryer, soup pots, and an industrial-sized mixer. The submarine can carry up to 160 pounds of food per crew member.

• What are living conditions like for crew members on modern submarines?

  Modern submarines accommodate around 130 crew members for weeks of deployment, resembling a three-story building through a manhole cover. The living and workspace are compact and deliberate, with upper, middle, and lower levels.

• 00:00 Modern submarines house around 130 crew members living together for several weeks, with compact and deliberate living and workspace. The submarines have three levels and a fully stocked kitchen, but cooking is challenging due to tight spaces and low oxygen.
• 02:44 Cooking on a submarine is done using microwave ovens, induction cookers, deep fryer, soup pots, and an industrial-sized mixer. Submarines can carry up to 160 pounds of food per crew member and have recipes for well-known dishes. Despite limited space and time, the crew maximizes leisure time to boost morale.
• 04:41 Crew members on an aircraft carrier have various activities, dining options, and culinary experts ensure high-quality meals for 6,000 personnel, with an average daily food expense of $65,000.
• 07:03 Military facilities like aircraft carriers and land personnel rely on field kitchens to provide meals. The tradition of field kitchens dates back to the late 19th century, and modern kitchens are technologically advanced. The U.S. Marines hold field cooking competitions to promote culinary excellence.
• 09:38 Teams set up tents with a field expeditionary mess hall, compete in cooking competitions, and are graded on various factors. Air National Guard develops a modular disaster relief mobile kitchen trailer with advanced technology and efficient design.
• 12:17 The military's mobile kitchen unit can produce 1,000 meals per hour, supporting First Responders and disaster relief missions. Food service specialists play a critical role in food preparation, procurement, and distribution, ensuring the success of military missions.