Marines chow down at second largest building in Iraq

[Rose Siding]

July 25, 2006; Submitted on: 07/26/2006 08:59:25 AM ; Story ID#: 200672685925
AL ASAD, Iraq (July 25, 2006) -- A new dining facility, looking much like an economy-sized grocery story, opened at Al Asad, Iraq, July 16.

The new facility, called Warrior Hall, was needed due to the personnel increase across the base, according to Warrant Officer Fredrick L. Hunt, food service officer, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.

"Since the base population will increase in the coming months and the current DFACs would struggle to keep up with the demand, we built a bigger one," said Hunt, a native of Lansing, Mich. "The current DFACs just wouldn't be able to make enough food or seat the number of people that will come through the doors."

The new DFAC has more than enough room to house the demands of a growing air base with approximately 12,000 military members and civilians currently stationed here.
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Stretching more than 107,000 square feet, the new DFAC, constructed by contractors employed by Kellogg, Brown and Root, is one of the largest buildings in Iraq.

........The new chow hall is the largest building that American forces have built in Iraq and is the second largest building in all of Iraq, only the palace in Baghdad is larger.

http://www.usmc.mil/marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/main5/528B8FAE4704BBDD852571B700475BC6?OpenDocument

[Benhurst]

1. Kellogg, Brown and Root, oh my! Let's hope it doesn't collapse

on its own accord.

[saigon68]

9. The stockholders of Halliburton will sit down and stuff their pockets with

CASH over this piece of PORK

A bunch of war criminals put another one over on the amerikan taxpayer.



Gee-- said the old woman--I have no money for my prescription

"Shut the Fuck Up you sleazy bitch", shouted Cheney "You were lazy in life, you will get nothing from the good people who worked all of their lives".

[peacebird]

2. "Since the base population will increase in the coming months..." ?

Why will it increase?

:wtf:

[Rose Siding]

4. And how long in advance did they anticipate an increase to get this built?

[Sherman A1]

10. Yeah

I noted that as well. Very, very interesting......

[The_Casual_Observer]

3. Do they usually up-size the facilities before they leave?

They have no plans to leave, only to increase the numbers.

[Redstone]

5. And when the other guys drop a couple of fucking mortar rounds through

the roof and kill a bunch of our folks, we'll wonder why.

Is it just me, or is building fat, juicy targets and stuffing them full of our soldiers, well, criminally fucking stupid?

[Dead_Parrot]

6. It's not just you

They should rename it "Valhalla" (the hall of the slain) and be done with it.

[htuttle]

7. That was my first thought, too

[MADem]

8. Jesus H. Christ, my thoughts EXACTLY

You'd think they'd do several facilities, rather than one, scattered. And if they couldn't bring themselves to forego economies of scale, they could sort them out by meal styles (fast food/on the go type offerings as opposed to the standard "sit down" fare you get in the usual mess hall).

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

11. think corporate efficiency, not military strategy