The Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award is the highest honor given to U.S. Navy food service operations to recognize food service excellence. The galleys honored must achieve a five-star rating from the Navy evaluation team during an annual evaluation. Five-star recipients can be nominated for the Ney Award. The award is designed to improve food services by encouraging competition among food service operations. It was named for the Navy captain who served as the head of the Subsistence Division of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts from 1940 to 1945.
GCE has received a five-star annual accreditation at Naval Air Station Pensacola every year since 2001 and received the Ney Award in 2010. In 2023, GCE team members at Naval Construction Battalion Center in Gulfport, Mississippi, earned the Ney Award for the East Coast General Mess Category, and our team at Naval Station Newport Rhode Island earned their twelfth five-star accreditation.
In addition to being named a Top 50 Contract Management Company by Food Management Magazine since 2010, GCE has received numerous awards over our long history of providing food service excellence to our customers:
LifeView Group, the parent company of GCE, proudly upholds its commitment to supporting veterans and their families through multiple prestigious recognitions.
Mikala January, project manager for Fort Johnson in Louisiana, consistently exceeds expectations, not only by achieving high scores on her goals but also by stepping up to lead whenever needed. During National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), Mikala motivated her team by rewarding strong attendance, reducing callouts and improving customer service. She also organized teamwide […]
Laura Goodall-Brown, HR-IS manager, has been named LifeView Group Team Member of the Year! Laura plays a crucial role in maintaining the integrity of our team member data and ensuring our HR systems run efficiently. Her dedication and leadership have made a lasting impact on our organization. Laura sought a career with LifeView Group because […]
Liberty Hoekstra, supervisor, has been named Global Connections to Employment (GCE) Team Member of the Year. Liberty joined GCE driven by a deeply personal connection to the mission. Having an older child with autism, she understands the challenges neurodiverse individuals face in finding supportive workplaces. Since joining GCE in 2022, Liberty has embraced her role […]
Global Connections to Employment (GCE) is an Accredited Business through the Better Business Bureau of Northwest Florida, where our organization is headquartered.
