Websites Related to Military Food Supply & Rations
| Army Operational Rations - Historical Background. Gives an excellent historical overview of Operational Ration development from the Revolutionary War to the end of World War II. Focuses on World War II development and fielding of the C, D, K, 5 in 1 and 10 in 1 rations. |
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| The cornerstone of army field feeding is the military ration, discussed in this US Army paper. Rations are of four types: Group Feeding Rations, Individually Packaged Rations, Restricted Rations, and Specialty Rations. The type of ration provided to soldiers depends upon the unit's mission, tactical scenario, location, and availability of food service equipment and personnel. |
| SeeBeeCook.com is an on-line resource for military cooks and bakers with copies of TM's, a military field kitchen truck restoration project, and many articles on military food and rations and related topics like sanitation and equipment.. |
| World War Two Ration Technologies is a company that offers authentic reproductions of the packaging and labels for C rations, K rations and D rations from World War II. This is a service to re-enactors who want to have an experience as close to actual history as possible. Their website has a wealth of information about the rations, how they were made, and how they were used in the field. | .
Corporal Mathew R. Loper, 20, a radio operator with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) prepares hundreds of cases of Meals Ready to Eat to hand out to victims of the tsunami in the Indian Ocean. 2 January 2005.
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