WASHINGTON — The Army continues to make big strides in modernizing how it feeds Soldiers across its installations. Army leaders outlined the Army food ecosystem at the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting during a panel on warfighter performance optimization, detailing how initiatives like Campus Style Dining Venues (CSDV), Flexible Eating and Expanded Dining (FEED) and partnerships are bringing generational change. “We are evolving the Army’s food program from a 20th century chow hall to a modern 21st century network that’s part of a larger food ecosystem on all of our installations,” said Jay Condrey, acting Army Materiel Command G-4. “It’s not just something we are doing out of convenience. It’s about quality of life. It’s about community, and at the end of the day, most importantly, it’s about warfighter readiness.” Central to this effort is a deliberate shift to separate garrison dining operations from tactical field feeding, ensuring Soldiers receive balanced nutrition while military culinary specialists sharpen their combat readiness. What makes this shift possible is the ability for the Army to partner with commercial food service providers. “Bringing in a commercial partner to focus solely on garrison feeding absolutely reduces that burden of Tactical Field Feeding Specialist…
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