WASHINGTON - The Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center's Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate showcased its latest in meal technology March 5 at the Pentagon to the ...

C-rations were the infamous canned meals that fueled many American troops during the Vietnam War. The proper name for the meals is ‘Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI),’ but C-rat’ is how most guys ...

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 ...

We can say what we want about MREs (and we will), but compared to the other kinds of food handed out to military forces throughout history, the United States has it pretty good. By this standard, even ...

History has taught the U.S. Army bitter and humbling lessons about feeding front-line troops. War just isn't possible without "the considerations of the belly" as Gen. Winfield Scott said in the ...