What was your favorite meal while deployed?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:48:37 -0400

For me, it was hard to top the old Beef Stew MRE!

Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 6 at 2015 3:49 PM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:49:32 -0400

Enchilada meal or ramen

Response by SCPO David Lockwood made Oct 6 at 2015 3:50 PM

SCPO David Lockwood — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 15:50:01 -0400

Steak and Lobster!

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 6 at 2015 4:15 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:15:42 -0400

In the DFAC on base my favorite was actually a toss up of the veggie lasagna and the steak. The DFAC actually made a pretty good steak. As for MRE's, I have had many that were good, but none still compare to the old dark brown MRE bag Meal #1 Pork w/ rice in bbq sauce.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 6 at 2015 4:25 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:25:00 -0400

Corn beef hash(MRE type), warmed, add grape jelly, crushed crackers and hot sauce. Meal fit for a king.

Response by SSgt Terry P. made Oct 6 at 2015 5:30 PM

SSgt Terry P. — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:30:36 -0400

SSG Private RallyPoint Member Goes back quite a bit,i actually liked chicken with rice and vegetables in the old LRPR's.

Response by Capt Mark Strobl made Oct 6 at 2015 5:58 PM

Capt Mark Strobl — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:58:48 -0400

After a couple of weeks eating mud & sand with a little MRE mixed in, my favorite meal was whatever was available on the mess decks! Shout out to "Cookie" on the USS San Bernardino (LST-1189) and USS Ogden (LPD-9). Best. Chow. Ever.

Response by MSgt Wayne Blake made Oct 6 at 2015 6:03 PM

MSgt Wayne Blake — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:03:41 -0400

Tortellini with hot sauce!

Response by SN Greg Wright made Oct 6 at 2015 6:23 PM

SN Greg Wright — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 18:23:39 -0400

SSG Private RallyPoint Member I'm one of the rare ones: I liked SoS.

Response by SPC Nathan Freeman made Oct 6 at 2015 8:54 PM

SPC Nathan Freeman — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 20:54:28 -0400

I always dug out the chile which also came with skittles. Skittles are my happy place:-)

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 6 at 2015 8:55 PM

MAJ Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 20:55:43 -0400

Protein Shakes

Response by PO3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 7 at 2015 7:14 AM

PO3 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 07:14:44 -0400

please ... no good food ... because every time they give out steak and lobster ... bad news follow!!! except on Christmas ...

Response by PO1 John Miller made Oct 7 at 2015 9:34 AM

PO1 John Miller — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 09:34:51 -0400

As a fleet Sailor, I always enjoyed Mongolian Barbecue!

Response by SrA Joshua Hagler made Oct 8 at 2015 9:35 PM

SrA Joshua Hagler — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 21:35:59 -0400

To be honest, while in Kandahar, it was what we called Alpo and rice. It was those bbq beef cubes in that brown or white rice drowning in what we all thought was grease looking gravy. That stuff was always better then that shitty as bbq brisket that they served. To this day if i smell anything close that i have to run to the bathroom and blow it up.

Response by Maj John Bell made May 15 at 2016 8:03 PM

Maj John Bell — Sun, 15 May 2016 20:03:43 -0400

Steak and Eggs before an amphibious landing.

Response by Maj John Bell made May 15 at 2016 8:08 PM

Maj John Bell — Sun, 15 May 2016 20:08:08 -0400

SSG Robert L, I believe either you have been sorely mistreated, or the men in little white coats are on the way.

Response by MSgt Richard Rountree made May 16 at 2016 2:11 AM

MSgt Richard Rountree — Mon, 16 May 2016 02:11:03 -0400

After the Desert Storm cease fire and re-deployments back to home stations began, the USAF dismantled the field chow hall (tents) at KFIA. In it's place, a new chow hall was installed in modular buildings and run by local contractors. My favorite was the mystery meat stew often served during lunch hours. This stew was heavily curried and served with spiced rice. Dipping a ladle into the stew pot often returned bones of unknown origin. Best guesses were goat, camel, or dog. Whatever it was, it was tasty and filling...and the curry was just hot enough to make your eyeballs sweat...good stuff!

Response by MCPO Roger Collins made May 17 at 2016 10:44 AM

MCPO Roger Collins — Tue, 17 May 2016 10:44:31 -0400

Lobster and steak night on my submarines. What is an MRE?

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Mar 26 at 2017 9:12 PM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 21:12:33 -0400

Anything that wasn't C Rations, i did like SOS

Response by SMSgt Lawrence McCarter made Mar 26 at 2017 10:03 PM

SMSgt Lawrence McCarter — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 22:03:55 -0400

In Viet Nam We often subsisted on C Rations the new lots were from the Korean war, older lots were left over from WWII. They had a long shelf life. I never want to eat another can of C Rats as long as I live !

Response by SFC George Smith made Mar 26 at 2017 10:36 PM

SFC George Smith — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 22:36:34 -0400

beans and franks...

Response by Maj John Bell made Mar 27 at 2017 3:31 AM

Maj John Bell — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 03:31:17 -0400

Kinville, gate street, last yakisoba stand on the left going back on base, Chicken Yakisoba with a healthy shot of yellow mustard.

Response by SGT William Harding made Mar 29 at 2017 9:54 PM

SGT William Harding — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 21:54:44 -0400

The best dining hall was 3rd ranger battalion especially steak day. And MREs was franks, beef stew and chicken stew with Tabasco and crackers

Response by 1SG Mike Case made Mar 30 at 2017 7:16 AM

1SG Mike Case — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 07:16:59 -0400

No so much a meal, but the chow hall on Arifjan had the best sweet tea. Every time we convoyed I will fill up as many containers as I could of that sweet tea!

Response by Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth made Mar 30 at 2017 9:25 AM

Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 09:25:19 -0400

Surf and turf in Kabul Afghanistan every Thursday at the DFAC. Never really minded any of the chow that was served. Most of the time it was hot and had a little flavor. What more can you ask for in a deployed location.

Response by 1LT Luke Flowers made Oct 29 at 2018 9:42 PM

1LT Luke Flowers — Mon, 29 Oct 2018 21:42:37 -0400

Any meal. Starvation changes your perspective.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 29 at 2018 9:49 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 29 Dec 2018 21:49:40 -0500

Once every few months on the COP, the cooks made Grilled Ham & Cheese sandwiches with a cup of Tomato soup. It was amazing and a significant morale booster for everyone.

Response by SGT Mark Broyhill made Aug 29 at 2019 5:52 AM

SGT Mark Broyhill — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 05:52:23 -0400

Omelet at the DFAC

Response by SPC Brad Pratt made Jan 1 at 2020 6:33 PM

SPC Brad Pratt — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 18:33:35 -0500

Dehydrated Beef Patty in Basic w/ no heat ration in Basic. Really?

Response by SPC John Decker made Jan 1 at 2020 7:54 PM

SPC John Decker — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 19:54:30 -0500

They still had C-rations when I was in. Came with a can opener (P-38). Most of them were good, cold or hot.

Response by SSG Harry Herres made Jan 1 at 2020 8:30 PM

SSG Harry Herres — Wed, 01 Jan 2020 20:30:25 -0500

Beanie wienies, pound cake and peaches. Best C-rats ever. Got home, spaghetti and tenderloin steak. I went to heaven

Response by MSgt Don VandeBogert made Apr 3 at 2020 10:49 AM

MSgt Don VandeBogert — Fri, 03 Apr 2020 10:49:56 -0400

I must add an amendment. Favorite chow deployed. Al Jaber AB, Kuwait DFAC ('98 - '99). Great food but unless you ordered an Anthony's Pizza 2 weeks out you didn't have any other options for chow. I hate...absolutely hate...vegetable soup. That DFAC had amazing veg soup. Ate it 2x a day for my entire tour in their cheapo ultra thin, gonna shrivel and melt, plastic soup bowls. To this day won't touch veg soup but have found memories of it there.

I was also one of a very few allowed to drive off base. Favorite stops were McDs on the way to Kuwait City, Baskin Robbins in the Ace Hardware store, and DQ on the second floor of the Sears. Doha had fast food joints but getting it back to base before it was cold was an issue. And those dang buzzer alarms if you went over 60mph... I think my hearing loss is from the radios being played to loud to drown it out.

Like I stated before. Air Force. We eat good.

V/R
Bogie

Response by SPC Cheryl Slay Carpenter made Apr 28 at 2020 10:41 AM

SPC Cheryl Slay Carpenter — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 10:41:11 -0400

It was C Rats for us. The canned pears were good.

Response by CPT Brad Wilson made Jun 29 at 2020 9:22 PM

CPT Brad Wilson — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:22:18 -0400

Surf N Turf at Camp Victory was pretty good They did pretty good with the steak considering it sat in a warming tray for several hours before it was served I heard rumors they had lobster at one time but I never saw it we had shrimp.