Timing and teamwork are critical, and mistakes can cause delays in the mission. Every day, Mess Management Specialist 3rd Class Gary Stevenot, Cpl. We box lunches until 6 p.m., and then we cut up bread, bag the mixed nuts and wrap pickles for the next day's meals. Then the two-man night crew comes in and stages the food for us, and we start all over again the next day. In addition to preparing and handing out the meals, the crews are on call to make lunches for emergency crews if events preclude hot meals in the galley.
Box lunches, of course.