U.S. Army Spc. David Palmer, Echo Company, 5th Battalion, 159th General Support Aviation Brigade cook, checks the tenderness of sweet potato wedges during a training meal for the Philip A. Connely Culinary Field Competition at Fort Eustis, Va., July 13, 2016. The Army wide food service competition aims to improve the professionalism of food service personnel as a means to provide high quality meals to Soldiers in the field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natasha Stannard)