A typical U.S. Army Meal, Ready-to-Eat. Christopherlin, via Wikimedia Commons No matter who they’re fighting for, soldiers around the world have something very basic in common: they need to eat.
U.S. military nutrition experts hope to start testing a new assault ration, known as the Close Combat Assault Ration, that is drastically lighter than existing field rations by 2020. Ten years ago, ...
The Close Combat Assault Ration, or CCAR, is a new, lightweight, energy-packed, nutrient-dense, individual field ration that significantly reduces the volume and weight of rations warfighters have to ...
A new exhibit examines the contents and design of what’s inside the field rations of over 20 different armies. Few things are more important to soldiers than their food. Enter K-Rations, a new ...
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FORT BLISS, Texas - America’s Tank Division recently completed a unit-led Army field ration testing mission, becoming the first unit to get a taste of the latest and greatest field rations the Army ...
Here’s something that may sound odd or disgusting to anyone who’s ever served in the military: Field ration connoisseurship is a real thing. In fact, there’s a whole subculture around collecting meals ...
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