French and Norwegian Soldiers Swap Rations
Every army in NATO has its own field ration ~ join French and Norwegian soldiers on BRJU22 as they crack open a... Read More
FR69 ~ Swedish 24-Hour Ration Pack
When covering Ex COLD RESPONSE 2022 in Norway earlier this year Carl Schulze proffed / blagged a Swedish 24-Hour Ration Pack for... Read More
New UK Commando Forces Rations Trials
UK Commando Forces have been trialling new, nutritionally balanced ration packs which it is claimed show a 23% increase in performance. ~... Read More
FR66 ~ US MRE Part 14 ~ Year 40 XL Batch
For this fourteenth article on US MRE packs ~ being a bit superstitious I try not to do thirteens ~ I have... Read More
FR60 ~ US MRE Part 12 ~ More XXXIX Batch
For this twelfth article on US MRE rations I am taking an unexpected second bite at the Year 39 or XXXIX Batch... Read More
FR59 ~ Dutch Combat Ration Breakfast and Lunch of 2017
Finishing my Dutch rations trilogy I now look at the ‘Combat Ration Breakfast and Lunch For 24 Hours’ issued in Lithuania for... Read More
FR58 ~ Dutch Commercial Components Ration c2014
Continuing my Dutch rations trilogy I look at the Handelsgebruikelijke Ontbijt / Lunch Componenten or Commercial Breakfast / Lunch Components ration circa... Read More
FR57 ~ Dutch 24-Hour Combat Ration of 2007
This Dutch 24-Hour Combat Ration with November 2008 expiry date, but packed in 2007, was one of the triggers for my ongoing... Read More
FR43 ~ US MRE Part 11 ~ XXXIX Batch
For this eleventh article on the US MRE evolution I am looking at a Year 39 or XXXIX ration representative of the... Read More
FR42 ~ US MRE Part 10 ~ XXXVIII Batch
For this tenth article on the US MRE evolution I am looking at a Year 38 or XXXVIII batch ration representative of... Read More