Required Operational Capability, USMC-ROC-LOG-216.3.5 for the Ration, Cold Weather.

The Marine Corps has an ongoing requirement to provide nutritious meals containing the required caloric content to FMF units operating away from established or semi-permanent field feeding facilities. The introduction of a cold-weather ration into the Marine Corps field feeding system will provide t...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: MARINE CORPS WASHINGTON DC
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1987
Subjects:
Food
Food Service and Nutrition
*MILITARY RATIONS
NUTRITION
ARCTIC REGIONS
CALORIFIC VALUE
COLD WEATHER
FEEDING
FIELD CONDITIONS
MARINE CORPS
MEALS
NUTRIENT ANALYSIS
*Cold weather rations
Arctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA183963
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA183963
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Summary:The Marine Corps has an ongoing requirement to provide nutritious meals containing the required caloric content to FMF units operating away from established or semi-permanent field feeding facilities. The introduction of a cold-weather ration into the Marine Corps field feeding system will provide the individual Marine with a ration that contains the 4,500 calories per day required for cold-weather operations. A compact, non-freezing ration is required for cold-weather operations flexibility. The required initial operational capability (IOC) is FY87. The desired full operational capability (FOC) is FY88.

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