DTIC ADA127795: Operational Rations Current and Future of the Department of Defense

by: Defense Technical Information Center

Publication date: 1982-09-01

Topics: DTIC Archive, Meyer, A I, ARMY NATICK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER MA, *MEALS, *MENU, *MILITARY RATIONS, ARCTIC REGIONS, FEEDING, HISTORY, PACKAGING,

Collection: dticarchive; additional_collections

Language: English

The operational rations that are now available to meet United States Military Service needs and those presently under development are categorized as: General Operational Rations, Special Operational Subsistence, Survival Subsistence, and Furture Feeding Concepts. Each ration is briefly described and where applicable typical menus are included. A historical summary outlines past rations in terms of their functions, contributions, and relationships to present and future rations.