When I first met my now-husband, Dane, he was heading to U.S. Army Ranger school, and during his time there, he wrote me letters on the cardboard packaging of his MREs, or a Meal, Ready-to-Eat, while ...

Not many people who have ever indulged in an MRE would say they were overly concerned with things like "nutrition" or "recommended daily allowance." Still, on the label of every one of the U.S.

It’s hard to think of a more beloved -- and sometimes hated -- cultural touchstone in the military than MRE meals, or meals ready to eat. They’ve been around since the C-Rations of World War II and ...

A diet of the familiar brown bag was the subject of a recent Army study. (Henry Hargreaves) An Army study has confirmed a belief service members have known in their hearts — and intestines — to be ...

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Each night that fires burn across the West, after 16 straight hours of digging trenches, cutting brush, and tamping down hotspots, wildland firefighters put down their axes, pull off their boots, and ...

The U.S. military has always had menu options, although no one expects a five-star buffet. But when your leadership tells you to cut those ties and bust open a Meal, Ready-To-Eat (MRE) box after a ...