Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Wain Cummings, left, food service officer, receives the Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award for Food Service Excellence.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Apr. 04, 2007) Chief Warrant Officer Thomas Wain Cummings, left, food service officer, receives the Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award for Food Service Excellence from Capt. William W. Crow, Commanding officer of Naval Amphibious base Little Creek, at the Little Creek galley. The award established by the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) and the International Food Service Executives Association, serves to encourage excellence in Navy food service programs, to improving the quality of life for Navy personnel. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew R. Bookwalter File# 070405-N-1688B-041