The P-38 Pocket Can Opener Was an Army and Marine Icon
Today, the portable Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) consumed by American ground troops come in packages that are easy to …
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Civil War 150th Anniversary I Photos
2011 marked the beginning of the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War, a defining event in American and world history. …
The Year’s Best Military Photos
Throughout 2011 we posted weekly slide shows of favorite military photos we’d come across in putting together our various publications …
Ready To Eat! Thirty Years of the MRE: Wondering What the Other Guys Eat
In part five of our series on the 30th anniversary of the MRE we come to one of the most …
Army Looks to Lighten Body Armor Plates
U.S. Army researchers are exploring methods of reducing the weight burden of individual body armor. The effort is reflective of …
Ready To Eat! Thirty Years of the MRE: MRE entrees – the Favorites and the Failures
It turns out that the three previous installments in our series on the 30th anniversary of the “Meal, Ready To …
Ready To Eat! Thirty Years of the MRE: Field-stripping, First Strike Rations, and the Humanitarian Daily Ration
Thirty years of history, including employment in at least five conflicts, are behind the “Meal, Ready-to-Eat.” So far we’ve outlined …
Ready To Eat! 30 Years of the MRE: Part Two
Keeping the MRE current and in-step with warfighter needs and preferences is a constant challenge for the relatively small Combat …
It Could Have Been Worse
In terms of physical and morale damage, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor remains one of America’s worst military defeats. …
GAO Denies GCV Protest
In a Dec. 5, 2011 decision, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied SAIC’s protest of the two technology development …