Summary of Operational Rations

This study was conducted to provide baseline data (acceptance, nutrition, stability, utility, weight and cube data, heating and water requirements) on past and existing military operational rations/foods to assist in systems analyses for development of new ration concepts to meet future Marine Corps...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mason, Vera C, Meyer, Alice I, Klicka, Mary V
Other Authors: ARMY NATICK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER MA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1982
Subjects:
Food
Food Service and Nutrition
*MILITARY RATIONS
*PACKETS
*SURVIVAL RATIONS
ARCTIC REGIONS
FOOD PROCESSING
HISTORY
MARINE CORPS
MILITARY REQUIREMENTS
SHELF LIFE
B RATIONS
K RATIONS
T RATIONS
ASH99
PE62724A
WU093
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA131903
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA131903
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Summary:This study was conducted to provide baseline data (acceptance, nutrition, stability, utility, weight and cube data, heating and water requirements) on past and existing military operational rations/foods to assist in systems analyses for development of new ration concepts to meet future Marine Corps requirements. Operational rations include: general operation rations, special operational subsistence, survival subsistence and ration supplements. Information provided for each ration includes components, requirements for preparation, shelf life, weight and cube information, as well as advantages and disadvantages.

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