"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigad

By Maj. Thomas Cieslak (82nd Airborne)November 20, 2018

"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
1 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Culinary Specialists assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division decorate a cake Friday, November 16, 2018 in preparation for the brigade's Thanksgiving Feast. The cakes were part of a meal featuri... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
2 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division examines a cake he decorated Friday, November 16, 2018 in preparation for the brigade's Thanksgiving Feast. The cakes were part of ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
3 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Brigade Support Battalion prepares steamship round Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dining facility. Culinary Specialists from the battalio... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
4 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Spencer Neal, a Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division prepares carrots to be used as a garnish Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dining facility. Neal and ot... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
5 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Phil Barresi, a Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division uses an Exacto-Knife to carve watermelon to be used as a garnish Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dinin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
6 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Phil Barresi, a Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division uses an Exacto-Knife to carve watermelon to be used as a garnish Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dinin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
7 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Anthony Trader, a Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division places muffins he cooked into a container Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dining facility. Trader a... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
8 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Phil Barresi, a Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division uses an Exacto-Knife to carve watermelon to be used as a garnish Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dinin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
9 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Phil Barresi, a Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division slices watermelon to be used as a garnish Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dining facility. Barresi an... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
10 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Romeo Tran, a Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Battalion slices broccoli Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dining facility. Tran and other Culinary Specialists f... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
11 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division prepares hams Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dining facility. Culinary Specialists from the battalion spent entire nigh... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
12 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Tyler Hand, a Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division molds chocolate onto a Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dining facility. Hand and other Culinary Special... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
13 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pfc. Dayana Abril, a Culinary Specialist assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division pipes frosting onto a cake Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dining facility. Abril and other Culinary ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
"Intense Attention to Every Detail" Gator Paratroopers Prepare Thanksgiving Feast for Panther Brigade
14 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Culinary Specialists assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Brigade Support Battalion prepares vegetables Monday, November 19, 2018 at the brigade's dining facility. Culinary Specialists from the battalion spen... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Culinary Specialists assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division worked late into the night to prepare for the brigade's Thanksgiving feast Monday, November 19, 2018.

The paratroopers prepared over 640 lbs. of turkey, 558 lbs. of steamship round, 72 lbs. of shrimp, more than 100 pies, approximately 700 servings of sweet potatoes and approximately 800 servings of green bean casserole to serve during the brigade's Thanksgiving meal.

The meal offered many of the paratroopers an opportunity to showcase their talents and demonstrate their intense attention to every detail in their culinary creations.

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