DefenceTalkWhen Soldiers rip open meals, ready-to-eat, also known as MRE, in a combat zone, most people probably are thinking more about flavor and filling their stomachs than about the nutrition. However, that does not mean nutrition is not important. The new online combat rations database, or ComRaD, formally launched earlier this month by the Department […]https://www.defencetalk.com/combat-rations-database-soldiers-learn-meals-ready-to-eat-nutrition-63538/

DefenceTalkWhat kinds of rations might the military be using to feed its warfighters 15 years from now? Seeking to provide a window into the future of combat feeding, the Consumer Research Team, or CRT, working on behalf of the Combat Feeding Directorate of the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, developed an online questionnaire […]https://www.defencetalk.com/research-team-shapes-future-of-combat-rations-62193/

DefenceTalkA versatile new suite of modular appliances promises to make feeding Soldiers in the field a more energy-efficient, cleaner, cooler and quieter process. Product Manager Force Sustainment Systems, or PM FSS, and the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center’s Department of Defense Combat Feeding Directorate have teamed up to produce prototypes of the new […]https://www.defencetalk.com/modular-appliances-to-dramatically-improve-field-feeding-47461/