{"id":127144,"date":"2024-02-26T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=127144"},"modified":"2024-02-27T12:39:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T12:39:07","slug":"baumholder-food-service-supervisor-loves-supporting-soldiers-community-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=127144","title":{"rendered":"Baumholder food service supervisor loves supporting Soldiers, community members"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"editor-image single\">\n<figure class=\"photo cur-photo\">\n          <span class=\"centered-image\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"img-container\"><br \/>\n              <a class=\"rich-text-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/02\/27\/9ce499c2\/original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>              <\/a><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/span><figcaption>\n                        <span class=\"image-caption\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"caption-text\"><br \/>\n                Charles Grant, Jr. is the food service supervisor for Logistics Readiness Center Rheinland-Pfalz in Baumholder. He\u2019s been working in the food service business with the Army since 1991 and said he loves doing his part, serving the Baumholder community. \u201cI love taking care of people and serving others, and I love to see my customers enjoying their meals,\u201d he said.<br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-author\"> (Photo Credit: U.S. Army courtesy photo)<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/02\/27\/9ce499c2\/original.jpg\" title=\"View original\" target=\"_blank\">VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>BAUMHOLDER, Germany \u2013 People have various reasons for pursuing their chosen careers. Some do it for the money. Some for the location. Some enjoy assisting others. Some because it\u2019s convenient. For the food service supervisor at Baumholder, it\u2019s simple. He loves his job.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Grant, Jr. has been working in the food service business with the Army since 1991. Before that, the Logistics Readiness Center Rheinland-Pfalz employee was a Soldier for nine years. He said he loves his job because he loves taking care of people and he loves working in the food service business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love my job, I love doing my job, and I love cooking in general,\u201d said Grant. \u201cWhen we have unit functions with the entire LRC Rheinland-Pfalz team, I will run the grill and cook for everybody. It\u2019s something that I just love to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"editor-image single\">\n<figure class=\"photo cur-photo\">\n          <span class=\"centered-image\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"img-container\"><br \/>\n              <a class=\"rich-text-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/02\/27\/5a7f9141\/original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baumholder food service supervisor loves supporting Soldiers, community members\" src=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/size0-full-285.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/span><figcaption>\n                        <span class=\"image-caption\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"caption-text\"><br \/>\n                Charles Grant, Jr., the food service supervisor for Logistics Readiness Center Rheinland-Pfalz in Baumholder (center), poses for a photo with a couple of local national dining facility attendants at the Castle Warrior Restaurant in Baumholder. On his right, Shay Daimi was celebrating her birthday.<br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-author\"> (Photo Credit: U.S. Army courtesy photo)<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/02\/27\/5a7f9141\/original.jpg\" title=\"View original\" target=\"_blank\">VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Grant manages and supervises 16 local national and Army civilian employees at two warrior restaurants in Baumholder, supporting the 16th Sustainment Brigade and thousands of Soldiers and community members working and living there. His dining facility attendants and food service employees augment the 55th QM Company, 95th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sust. Bde. at the Knight\u2019s Lair Warrior Restaurant and the Castle Warrior Restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>As the food service supervisor in Baumholder, Grant is responsibility for the dining facility attendants and food service employees. He also monitors account statuses as well as quality and productivity of the food service program to include the meal menus and the nutritional program. He does all the time and attendance reports, and he provides culinary arts training, coaching, and mentoring to the Soldiers, Army civilians and local national employees at the two restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love taking care of Soldiers, and I love doing my part, serving the Baumholder community,\u201d said the 60-year-old Fayetteville, North Carolina, native. \u201cWherever I go, I love taking care of people and serving others, and I love to see my customers enjoying their meals.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"editor-image single\">\n<figure class=\"photo cur-photo\">\n          <span class=\"centered-image\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"img-container\"><br \/>\n              <a class=\"rich-text-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/02\/27\/81ff4c51\/original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baumholder food service supervisor loves supporting Soldiers, community members\" src=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/size0-full-286.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/span><figcaption>\n                        <span class=\"image-caption\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"caption-text\"><br \/>\n                The former director of Logistics Readiness Center Rheinland-Pfalz and the current director of LRC Rheinland-Pfalz pose for a photo with Charles Grant, Jr., the food service supervisor at Baumholder (center). Grant was selected as the employee of the quarter for LRC Rheinland-Pfalz in July of 2022. Since then, he continues to do outstanding work supporting two warrior restaurants and thousands of Soldiers and community members living and working in Baumholder.<br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-author\"> (Photo Credit: Cameron Porter)<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/02\/27\/81ff4c51\/original.jpg\" title=\"View original\" target=\"_blank\">VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The warrior restaurant teams at the Knight\u2019s Lair and Castle Warrior are unique because they are made up of local national employees and Army civilians from the 405th Army Field Support Brigade\u2019s LRC Rheinland-Pfalz and Soldiers from 55th QM Company, Europe\u2019s field feeding company, as well as contractors.<\/p>\n<p>The Knight\u2019s Lair offers a specialized menu that provides Soldiers and community members with high-quality, nutritious meals while meeting their dietary needs and preferences. In addition, the Knight\u2019s Lair has a very modern look and feel.<\/p>\n<p>The Castle Warrior reopened in January of 2022 after being closed for 18 months during COVID-19. Part of the reopening included new management and rebranding. The restaurant\u2019s mission statement to provide quality meals and outstanding customer service to Soldiers and guests summarizes its commitment to its customers.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the Knight\u2019s Lair and Castle Warrior in Baumholder, the LRC Rheinland-Pfalz installation food service program includes two warrior restaurants in the Kaiserslautern Military Community and the dining facility at the U.S. Army Regional Correctional Facility-Europe in Sembach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"editor-image single\">\n<figure class=\"photo cur-photo\">\n          <span class=\"centered-image\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"img-container\"><br \/>\n              <a class=\"rich-text-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/02\/27\/91a64326\/original.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Baumholder food service supervisor loves supporting Soldiers, community members\" src=\"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/size0-full-287.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n              <\/a><br \/>\n                          <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/span><figcaption>\n                        <span class=\"image-caption\"><br \/>\n              <span class=\"caption-text\"><br \/>\n                Knight\u2019s Lair team members serve up a lunch meal. The team is unique in the fact that it is made up of local national employees and Army civilians from Logistics Readiness Center Rheinland-Pfalz, contractors, and Soldiers from the 55th Quartermaster Company, 95th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade. Charles Grant, Jr. is the LRC Rheinland-Pfalz food service supervisor at Baumholder, and he&#8217;s responsible for all the local national employees and Army civilians from LRC Rheinland-Pfalz working at the Knight\u2019s Lair and Castle Warrior restaurants.<br \/>\n                <span class=\"caption-author\"> (Photo Credit: Cameron Porter)<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><br \/>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/images\/2024\/02\/27\/91a64326\/original.jpg\" title=\"View original\" target=\"_blank\">VIEW ORIGINAL<\/a><br \/>\n            <\/span><br \/>\n          <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>LRC Rheinland-Pfalz is one of eight LRCs under the command and control of the 405th AFSB. LRCs execute installation logistics support and services to include supply, maintenance, transportation and food service management as well as clothing issue facility operations, hazardous material management, personal property and household goods, passenger travel, property book operations, and non-tactical vehicle and garrison equipment management. When it comes to providing day-to-day installation services, LRC Rheinland-Pfalz directs, manages and coordinates a variety of operations and activities in support of U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz.<\/p>\n<p>LRC Rheinland-Pfalz reports to the 405th AFSB, which is assigned to U.S. Army Sustainment Command and under the operational control of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa. The brigade is headquartered in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and provides materiel enterprise support to U.S. Forces throughout Europe and Africa \u2013 providing theater sustainment logistics; synchronizing acquisition, logistics and technology; and leveraging U.S. Army Materiel Command\u2019s materiel enterprise to support joint forces. For more information on the 405th AFSB, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afsbeurope.army.mil\" target=\"_blank\">official website<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/405thAFSB\" target=\"_blank\">official Facebook site<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Grant, Jr. is the food service supervisor for Logistics Readiness Center Rheinland-Pfalz in Baumholder. He\u2019s been working in the food service business with the Army since 1991 and said he loves doing his part, serving the Baumholder community. \u201cI love taking care of people and serving others, and I love to see my customers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127146,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127144"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127151,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127144\/revisions\/127151"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/127146"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}