Pentagon switches troops' Thanksgiving meals to 'grab-and-go' takeout, halts dining hall feasts amid pandemic
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foxnews.comU.S. military troops deployed overseas will enjoy more than 250,000 pounds of Thanksgiving food in a “grab-and-go” fashion, as the Department of Defense does away with traditional holiday gatherings in dining halls to prevent the spread of the coronavirus among service members.
Instead of the standard large group gathering in dining facilities, service members stationed in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Korea, Japan, Qatar and Honduras, among other locations, will enjoy their Thanksgiving meals this year as “grab-and-go style takeout,” the Pentagon said Tuesday.
The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), which coordinates the annual holiday meal, shipped 9,000 whole turkeys, 51,000 pounds of roasted turkeys, 74,000 pounds of beef, 21,000 pounds.
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