C-ration
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The C-ration was a United States military ration consisting of prepared, canned wet foods. They were intended to be served when fresh or packaged unprepared food was unavailable, and survival rations
A selection of United States military C-ration cans from World War II with items displayed. Note that the Old Gold cigarettes and vanilla caramels were not part of the C-ration.
An opened 1941 B unit with contents: cellophane wrapped chocolate fudge, three biscuits, three pressed sugar cubes, and a small tin of instant coffee
Meal, Ready-to-Eat
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The Meal, Ready-to-Eat is a self-contained individual United States military ration used by the United States Armed Forces and Department of Defense. It is intended for use by American service members
C-ration
…rations were insufficient. It was replaced by the similarly canned Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) in 1958; its modern successor is the retort pouch-based Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE), introduced in 1980. Development of the C-ration began in 1938. The first rations were field-tested in 1940, and wide-scale adoption followed…
Menu 2, Shredded Beef, and Menu 13, Cheese Tortellini, from the 2019 series
The contents of MRE Menu 2, Shredded Beef
A pair of flameless ration heaters. The instructions advise that they should be rested against a "rock or something".
Meritorious Civilian Service Award presented to Abdul Rahman for leading development of the MRE