The Marines are deploying with a new combat ration that replaces three items with one lighter package for the opening days of ...

Military food isn’t known for elegance, flavor, or delicacy. It really is all about being efficient and easy, while offering […] ...

For centuries, troops have marched off to fight, risking their lives in combat. But what did soldiers eat in different eras? And which conflict offered the tastiest military foods? From blood soup to ...

This chapter summarizes the general approach followed in designing the nutrient composition of a ration for short-term, high-stress combat missions. The chapter also describes the main health concerns ...

"Ration stripping," they call it when forward- deployed combat troops jettison all but the most essential items from their Meals, Ready to Eat so they don't have so much to carry as they set out on a ...

Would you try a meal prepared decades ago, despite the health risks? Meet an adventurous group of collectors who crack open military rations that have survived years on the shelf—in some cases for ...

New types of war are forcing the military to field new types of meals. WUNC's Jay Price sits with soldiers as they try the latest approach to feeding troops in combat. JAY PRICE, BYLINE: On the front ...

Shelf-stable combat rations are essential for enabling individual warfighters to perform assigned missions and survive battlefield threats. The current family of rations has been developed and ...

As stated in Chapter 1, the Committee on Military Nutrition Research (CMNR) was asked to address five specific questions dealing with strategies to overcome underconsumption of military operational ...

When a warfighter bites into a combat ration, Lauren Oleksyk wants it to taste as good as if it had been cooked up that morning at a local bistro -- even if it’s been stored for years, transported ...

Marines are deploying with a new combat ration — that is, stuff to eat — built for the first days of war After entering service last year, the Close Combat Assault Ration, or C-CAR, is now deploying ...