Staff Sgt. Princessunique Thomas, right, and Sgt. Justin

Staff Sgt. Princessunique Thomas, right, and Sgt. Justin Gonzalez, food service specialists assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, fill to-go plates for hungry paratroopers at the dining facility on Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Oct. 26. The cooks prepare the plates for soldiers who cannot come to the DFAC during meal hours because they are on mission or pulling guard duty. The 2/82 cooks took control of the DFAC from KBR civilian contractors Oct. 25, and will continue keeping soldiers' stomachs full of hot chow for as long as possible. Thomas is assigned to E Company, 407th Brigade Support Battalion, and is a native of Bronx, N.Y. Gonzalez is assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, and hails from Houston, Texas.