47th annual Joint Culinary Training Event
Cemetery gates created from molded chocolate stand before an edible Nightmare Before Christmas themed centerpiece at Joint Culinary Training Exercise, Fort Lee, Virginia, March 5, 2023. The culinary team representing Fort Drum, New York, built the centerpiece for their display table to be evaluated by judges. The 47th annual Joint Culinary Training Event is the largest military culinary competition in North America and is designed to promote growth in the profession and provide an opportunity for military chefs to raise culinary excellence. (Photo by US Army Reserve Sgt. William A. Parsons)