Field day

In Navy parlance, a field day is a day, or specific period of time, devoted to heavy cleaning. When I was in the Navy, we typically devoted one evening each week to the field day. All ship's cooks, including the off duty watch, scrubbed every nook and cranny in the galley, bakery and food storage spaces.

SAN DIEGO (Sept. 30, 2010) -- Culinary Specialist Seaman Anne M. Alfiler, from Seattle, Wash., wipes down the inside of a ventilation system in the galley of Wardroom III during a ship-wide field day aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is scheduled for a board of inspection and survey in October.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Orrin Batiste.