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 ...

Just as civilians can now purchase MREs to eat as emergency rations, some of the food in your pantry today was once field rations. Innovation in food processing and preservation methods that began in ...

WASHINGTON — Hungry individuals don't put much thought into the packaging of their food. When people grab a snack, they generally rip into it and toss it aside to get to the good stuff. But at the ...

Using technology to transform the U.S. military, thus keeping soldiers safe and well equipped to handle every situation, also extends to feeding those soldiers. This means that Meals Ready-to-Eat, or ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

BranchOut Food's Cinnamon Churro Banana Chips selected for U.S. Army's Close Combat Assault Ration testing in 2025. BranchOut Food Inc., a leader in clean-label snacks utilizing advanced dehydration ...

WASHINGTON — As the race to control the Arctic intensifies, more research is focused on how to optimize service member performance in the extreme cold, where lack of sleep and appetite, altitude and ...

Soldiers share chocolate, tobacco, chewing gum and more in August 1944. (Roger Viollet via Getty Images/Canva) In the early American military, specifically the Continental Army during the ...