inside this tiny kitchen on a remote base far from home, it's time to chop, stir and roast. 120 pounds of turkey for 150 hungry mouths. it's a big day at camp swift. roughly 50 miles south of mosul, near 6,000 miles from home. it's private jordan white's first deployment. it means missing thanksgiving with your family. >> definitely miss my family. sacrifice so others can be with their families. >> reporter: for lieutenant peter chun from baltimore, downtime before the big meal meant sprucing up. >> i can't wait to see my family back home. >> reporter: others worked out to work up an appetite. the business of war doesn't stop for thanksgiving. >> we're the front line of defense here on camp swift. and we're what everyone relies on. >> reporter: operation inherent resolve is the fight against isis.