A new, lightweight, energy packed, nutrient-dense, individual field ration, called the Close Combat Assault Ration (CCAR), is ...

HOPKINTON, Mass. (Jan. 28, 2013) -- Veterans from the small town of Hopkinton recently got a taste of new military rations technology at their monthly veterans breakfast, courtesy of the U.S. Army ...

Editors Note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service. Subscribe to their newsletter.. In March 1960, I ...

Meal, Combat Individual Ration (MCI) In 1958, yet another way to feed troops was introduced. This time around, the Army wanted to offer meals that were nutrially balanced, not just filling.

The Military Is Developing a 'Close Combat Assault Ration' Up to 40% Lighter than an MRE Soldier assigned to Task Force Raider enjoys a lunch break at Bemowo Piskie training area, Poland, Nov 15 ...

The K-ration wasn’t intended for long-term use, but that’s what happened when the Army started fighting the enemy. To make matters worse, eating the same thing over and over gets old pretty fast.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Forty years later, Henry A. Moak, Jr., still loves his pound cake. The Army colonel popped open a military C-ration can of pound cake from 1969 at his retirement ceremony, and ...

The tiny, impoverished village of some 20 mud huts near Camp Kaiser, a U.S. Army compound about six miles north of Seoul, Korea, and 30 miles from North Korea’s side of the Demilitarized Zone ...

Our officers told us almost every week that North Korea could resume hostilities at any moment, with or without a reason. It was our job to be ready.