Feeding the Country's High Flyers

摘要

Master Sgt. Roy Williams has a limited culinary education-a few years as a line cook in an Italian restaurant and a couple of cooking classes. Nevertheless, Williams runs a foodservice operation that can feed as many as 5,000 meals each day. Williams is the foodservice superintendent at Nellis Air Force Base. Located just north of Las Vegas, Nellis is home to more than 12,000 men and women who live and work on the base's more than 14,000 acres. In his 18 years working in foodservice for the Air Force-11 of those at Nellis-Master Sgt. Williams has always tried to provide dining atmospheres that are a respite from the often-chaotic life on an Air Force base. At Nellis' main dining hall, Crosswinds Inn, quality of life initia-tives have helped him make the seat-ing area more inviting and relaxing. Decorations showcasing the region's landscaping have been added, along with flat screen televisions and booths. In addition, Williams is cur-rently in the process of installing wireless Internet access and several computers in the dining hall to create an Internet cafe feel.