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with the Afghanistan drawdown in

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progress . Many bases are closing or

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being transferred to Afghan forces .

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This is happening at Forward Operating

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Base Delaram to in Nimruz province .

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The basic scheduled for significant

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reductions and one of the first

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facilities to shut down inside the fob

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will be the dining facility , marines

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still need to eat . So a field nest or

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temporary chow hall was built shaw was

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built to expedite the process of uh

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feeding the marines , sailors and

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soldiers who are on this base as the

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original defect will be closing soon .

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The building of a new field mess wasn't

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easy . There were a round the clock

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shifts working the habit built and

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ready before the current dining

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facility closes . This was a water

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factory before they basically left us .

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Just the shell as you can see it works

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out very well . It was tedious work ,

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but it wasn't too bad because I mean

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it's just getting all these tables and

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chairs and all that in here and all the

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all the gear that we're working with .

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Although this new mess hall will be

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more field expedient than the current

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dining facility . The food service

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marines will maintain the high

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standards of sanitation and food

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quality . Six foodservice marines will

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feed 1200 people , two meals a day ,

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breakfast and dinner . Even with the

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base closing down the personnel left

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can still expect great meals from a few

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dedicated marines . Corporal ed gallo

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forward operating base Delaram to

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Afghanistan