U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Denise Bhola, the food services

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Denise Bhola, the food services shift leader with the 169th Services Flight at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina Air National Guard, pours hot water into the rations heater in Single Palletized Expeditionary Kitchen, June 1, 2013. The SPEK is set up for flight line personnel, who can’t afford the time to travel to the base dining facility, to have quick access to a hot meal during the June Unit Training Assembly Readiness Exercise. Members of the 169th Fighter Wing are preparing for a Certified Readiness Evaluation, which evaluates a unit’s ability to process personnel and equipment from home station to a deployed location safely and efficiently, then operate and launch missions in a chemical combat environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Caycee Watson/Released)