FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan, March 2, 2009 – I’ve eaten more lobster since I arrived here than I have in the past decade in the states. Army Spc. Kiana Mealey serves up lobster tails and crab legs at an Army-run dining facility nicknamed “Olive Gardez,” Feb. 21, 2009, at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Don’t tell my wife. She thinks I’m suffering. One of the few Army-run chow halls I have come across in my travels is located here. The base was too small when...