At first glance, it looks like just another ration. In this video, members of the American military try a Russian emergency ration, breaking down taste, portions, ingredients, and overall usability.

A massive global food challenge explores what soldiers around the world actually eat during combat missions and survival ...

The logistical task of providing subsistence for military personnel has been critical throughout history. Frederick the Great of Prussia is credited with having defined an army as a group of men who ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — War Department experts constantly research and implement new technologies to improve the food that supports service members' ever-changing nutritional needs. A few new creations are ...

The Combat Feeding Division wants to produce meatless, protein-rich rations “alternative proteins” for feeding troops ...

Nathan Abernathy reviews all kinds of foods, but the meal he was about to dig into was special. It had been prepared in 1965. The Missouri resident had secured a U.S. military ration from the Vietnam ...

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 ...