combat rations
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combat rations
A generic term for military-issue food provided to soldiers on the front line of combat.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
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When combat operations continue beyond the initial entry phase, most nations quickly transition from combat rations to catered meals prepared in dining facilities.
"With every project that we do, we always try to get as much Soldier input as we can," said Bob Trottier, Combat Rations Team leader.
To demonstrate her point, Evangelos talked about several new innovative combat rations that are soon to be deployed to the field and to Navy ships.
Next thing I knew, nine huge boxes of combat rations were sitting in my living room and I had no other option but to eat the whole lot of them.
Combat rations and their distribution have improved considerably over the last five to seven years, Darsch said.
Although combat rations are the demonstration product, any military item, including ammunition and spare parts, can be tracked under the program to help warfighters get what they need when they need it.
A hydration system called the Transformer allows users to add a small pocket, a full-length compartment or both to the sleek base, providing up to 950 cubic inches of cargo storage for communications equipment, combat rations and other gear.
ARMY SOLDIER SYSTEMS Center (Natick) has merged two special-purpose combat rations into a single product, called the Meal, Cold Weather/Food Packet, Long Range Patrol (MCW/LRP).
Although quite a varied diet was provided for the troops, based on the contemporary British Army (1910) ration scale, the food served in front line was of course based around bully beef and biscuits as these were the combat rations of the day.
6,000m weapon cleaning material, 120,000 combat rations, 200 camouflage nets.
The prestigious satirical weekly reported that the IDF has notified Special= Forces reservists abroad to get ready to return home in November for immed= iate drafting to the military operation against Iranian nuclear facilities.= The weekly further reported Israel has ordered combat rations from a Frenc= h firm for these reservists to stay on long-term missions far from home.
Meanwhile, improvements continue to be made to the traditional line of combat rations, known as meals, ready to eat, or MREs, Darsch said.
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