The Meal, Ready-to-Eat is a staple of the U.S. military. Self-contained, shelf-stable, and packed with calories, MREs are the ideal food source to feed a formation on the move or when you forgot to ...

Nary has a military meal been so odious as a handful of hotdogs vacuum-sealed in a pouch. From 1993 to 2000, the Frankfurters, Beef, Menu #6 MRE wreaked havoc on the bowels of service members ...

New options are coming to troops’ rations, and some less popular items will disappear from the menu. The next iteration of Meals Ready-to-Eat is MRE 46, set to release in 2026. Among the options — all ...

The old saying "variety is the spice of life" is especially true when it comes to food. While service members in combat will eat whatever they're given, having good meals that match what they might ...

Air National Guardsmen pull candy from an MRE in South Burlington, Vermont. (Airman Raymond LaChance/Air Force) New options are coming to troops’ rations, and some less popular items will disappear ...