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Marines got to eat , especially in

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deployed environments . If you ever had

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an MRE , you'll take a hot meal over an

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MRE any day . While MREs get the job

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done , expeditionary field kitchens

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provide the hot , fresh alternative

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every marine craves . It is definitely

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beneficial when it's out there . Um ,

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but it's very special when you're out

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there for a few weeks and a few months

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at a time , it definitely helps out .

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These go out whenever the Marines

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deploy or do a training exercise , and

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during that process they sit out and

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they're being used and like any kitchen ,

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they tend to get degraded over time .

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Earlier this month , through a

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collaborative effort , a comprehensive

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inventory inspection and

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reconfiguration of 14 EFKs was

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conducted . We are doing an inventory .

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We had a carefully coordinated effort

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between WSMC , MFSC , and First

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Battalion over here . Be able to

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inventory some of these expeditionary

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field kitchens . This effort ensures

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these critical systems are ready to be

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inducted into depot maintenance and

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reconfigured for future missions . So

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during this inspection , what we'll do

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is we'll pull everything out and

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inventory , all the SL3 and also do a

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limited technical . to determine the

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exact state of the condition of each

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exponentary field kitchen that way

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we'll know what we're sending out to

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the depot for repair . Those that are

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what we call beyond economic repair ,

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we'll retain those and make a

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determination whether or not it's

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economical to repair them or to just

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dermal them .