The military shrank the MRE for a future fight. Now it's deploying the new food rations with troops on the ground.
Source: Business Insider ·
The Marines are deploying with a new combat ration that replaces three items with one lighter package for the opening days of combat.
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A Marine eats a field ration during a training event in Japan last year.LCpl Weston Brown/US Marine CorpsMarines are deploying a new combat ration built for the first days of war.C-CARs replace three MREs with one lighter daily ration for mobile operations.Less food weight means more room for gear and fewer early resupply missions.Marines are deploying with a new combat ration — that is, stuff to eat — built for the first days of warAfter entering service last year, the Close Combat Assault Ration, or C-CAR, is now deploying with frontline Marine units.The new ration condenses what would normally be three Meal, Ready-to-Eat packets into a single daily package, reducing the weight troops carry to free space for ammunition, batteries, and other mission-essential gear.The Defense Logistics Agency, which manages and develops the rations, told Business Insider that the C-CAR is intended for use during the first 72 hours of a conflict, when troops need a lighter, less bulky alternative to…