Pentagon to Test Combat Rations Specially Designed for Infantry Troops

[rangerrebew]

Pentagon to Test Combat Rations Specially Designed for Infantry Troops

Military.com 29 May 2018 By Matthew Cox

U.S. military nutrition experts hope to start testing a new assault ration, known as the Close Combat Assault Ration, that is drastically lighter than existing field rations by 2020.

Ten years ago, the Defense Department's Combat Feeding Directorate began fielding the First Strike Ration, which was designed to give combat troops the equivalent of three Meals, Ready to Eat a day in a compact, lightweight package.

https://www.military.com/kitup/2018/05/29/pentagon-test-combat-rations-specially-designed-infantry-troops.html

[montanajoe]

Geez..where is the Reagan face palm..

Can't make a shit sandwich something but a shit sandwich...I have always thought these stories and the cost to the American taxpayer must be part of the advertising/recruiting budget....

[Frank Cannon]

The prototype Close Combat Assault Ration on display at the Pentagon on May 24, 2018, includes a tart cherry nut bar, cheddar cheese bar, mocha dessert bar, vacuum-dried strawberries and trail mix of fruit and nuts,

So we are using Combat Squirrels on the front lines?

[roamer_1]

Well, I can see why... MREs are bulky and relatively heavy. There is a reason folks won't use em in the aftermarket...

[roamer_1]

Even these CCARs are heavy - ten pounds of food for 5 days...