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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Remote US Army base Fort Greely Alaska, which has a key role in intercepting incoming ICBMs in the event of a nuclear war, is struggling to keep its dining facilities operating following an exodus of staff under Elon Musk's DOGE budget-slashing campaign.

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"Fort Greely, about 100 miles south of Fairbanks, Alaska, is facing "a critical disruption in food service operations resulting from the government's loss of essential civilian positions due to the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP), retirements and the federal hiring freeze," the Army wrote in its justification review document filed to allow for a waiver to requirements for a competitive bid contract.

The solicitation and documents were posted on government websites. The lack of staff as a result of the quasi-official DOGE campaign had led to reduced dining facility hours, "jeopardizing the readiness" of soldiers, the document said."

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After Felon Musk's notorious DOGE gutted the federal workforce and imperilled Americans' air travel, food safety, weather forecasting, health surveillance, and personal SSN data, as well as access to SSA offices, we see the damaging aftermath festering in the DoD.

Warmonger Dummkopf Trumpf proposed an astonishing $1.5 trillion dollar defense budget while the profligate lickspittles in his incompetent junta are wasting millions of dollars of hardworking American taxpayer money, like this expensive propaganda joy ride for good-for-nothing Muslim hater Laura Loomer: Collosal Waste of Money

Our men and women up north can eat MREs while Dummkopf Trumpf, junta members, and Felon Musk enjoy lobster thermidor, Kobe beef steak, and rich chocolate mousse cake, right?

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-13 10:44 AM | Reply

The Army doesn't have cooks as an MOS any more?

I know most stateside chow halls were run by civilians when I was on active duty, but when I made it over to Okinawa Marines were running the show in the kitchen and on the chow line.

#2 | Posted by qcp at 2026-01-13 11:04 AM | Reply

Hi QCP

On my very first day at Boot Camp many decades ago, I was assigned to KP duty in the mess hall.

%$/@*{!

The US Army still teaches 92G, Culinary Specialist, but I think the trend has been towards contractors and civilians to feed soldiers in garrisons and 92Gs for deployable units.

In the 1960s, young local women served the USAF crews at the tables in the mess halls of US ABs in Japan I'm advised.

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-01-13 11:14 AM | Reply

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