Here's a real good question : if we can fly troops halfway around the world and send cooks, food and everything else they need with them, then why on earth would a private caterer be contracted to feed troops at the capital ? There coudn't have been enough time to properly vet them (like would be done for a presidential meal) by the way this is one of the ways battles are lost, poor food supply. It would be interesting to know who the vendor(s) used for the capital was (were), and what connections they have with any politicians or pacs.