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DFAC opens doors; 800 daily visitors

Staff Sgts. Lamarr Sherrod and Jeremy Torribio, 90th Force Support Squadron services specialists, work the U-food grill station Nov. 17, 2014, in the Chadwell Dining Facility, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The station provides fresh alternatives to common foods, included baked fries, lean burgers and grilled chicken entrees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lan Kim)

DFAC opens doors; 800 daily visitors

Staff Sgt. Michele Morris and Senior Airmen Florentine Trujillo and Brittany Junk, 90th Force Support Squadron, pose for a photo during the Chadwell Dining Facility grand opening Nov. 21, 2014, on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The facility includes a pizza grill, a deli and panini bar, U-food station, Mongolian Grill and smoothie bar. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lan Kim)

DFAC opens doors; 800 daily visitors

Col. Tracey Hayes, 90th Missile Wing commander; Staff Sgt. Dexter Alejandro, 90th Force Support Squadron; and H.L. Larry, Deputy Director of Air Force Services; cut a ribbon during the Chadwell Dining Facility grand opening Nov. 21,2014, on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The DFAC provides healthy food options for all military ranks, family members, retirees and civilians on base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Brandon Valle)

DFAC opens doors; 800 daily visitors

Staff Sgt. Michele Morris and Senior Airman Brittany Junk, 90th Force Support Squadron, cooks a customer's meal on a Mongolian grill Nov. 21, 2014 during the grand opening of the Chadwell Dining Facility on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Warren is the first Air Force base to have a Mongolian Grill in the DFAC. (U.S. Air Force photo/Lan Kim)

DFAC opens doors; 800 daily visitors

Published Nov. 21, 2014
By Airman 1st Class Brandon Valle
90th Missile Wing Public Affairs

F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. -- The Chadwell Dining Facility opened its doors Nov. 21, 2014, on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.

"Today, we are closing the Chadwell Dining Facility upgrade project, but we are opening a new chapter at F.E. Warren Air Force Base," said Col. Tracey Hayes, 90th Missile Wing commander, during the grand opening ceremony.

The renovations and re-opening of the Chadwell Dining Facility is part of the Air Force's Food Transformation Initiative. The initiative began in 2010 with six Air Force bases, and phase two began in 2013 with another five bases, including F.E. Warren.

The AF FTI is a program that helps keep Airmen fit to fight.

"We can provide healthier options for everyone who comes here," said Tech. Sgt. Amy Gray, 90th Force Support Squadron Chadwell DFAC facility manager. "Everything is made fresh [every day]. Nothing is made beforehand and placed out."

The Chadwell DFAC offers a variety of foods at each meal. The main pieces of the lunch and dinner menu include a pizza grill, a deli and panini bar, the U-food station, a Mongolian Grill and a smoothie bar.

"There are a whole slew of options," said Airman 1st Class Joshua Szajko, 90th Comptroller Squadron finance specialist. "You can cater the food that you eat to your lifestyle. It is like a food court where you get to pick what you like."

The DFAC should become a more central location due to the many food options available, said Senior Airman Brittany Junk, 90th FSS services specialist.

"Airmen have the opportunity to come to the DFAC on base instead of going off base to eat," she said. "We have better options that will be cheaper for Airmen."

The main focus is on improved meal options, but the initiative is also more inclusive.

"We are able to open up the dining facility to everyone with base access so we can all eat together," Gray said. "It allows a family environment for the spouses and children who come here."

The Chadwell DFAC is open from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays and 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekends and holidays.

"This is going to be a showcase, not only for the base, but for the Air Force," said Dave Bowser, contractor and project manager for the Food Transformation Initiative. "It is going to be a great experience for everyone."