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'''Military Rations''' are prepared, [[food preservation|preserved]], and packaged [[meal]]s that vary from country to country depending on [[diet]]ary needs and preferences. In a time of crisis, such as a natural [[disaster]] or other [[threat]], the [[government]], such as [[FEMA]], will often supply affected [[population]]s with these [[ration]]s while [[food]] is limited in availability.

[[File:MREsingleveggie.gif|thumb|right|Vegetarian Meal, Ready-to-Eat]]'''Military Rations''' are prepared, [[food preservation|preserved]], and packaged [[meal]]s that vary from country to country depending on [[diet]]ary needs and preferences. In a time of crisis, such as a natural [[disaster]] or other [[threat]], the [[government]], such as [[FEMA]], will often supply affected [[population]]s with these [[ration]]s while [[food]] is limited in availability.

==Description==

==Description==

[[Military]] rations vary from country to country, the most commonly known is the [[MRE]] or Meal Ready to Eat or the Humanitarian Daily Ration or HDR for short produced by the [[United States]].  

[[Military]] rations vary from country to country, the most commonly known is the [[MRE]] or Meal Ready to Eat or the Humanitarian Daily Ration or HDR for short produced by the [[United States]].  

===Common Varieties===

===Common varieties===

====24 Hour GP Ration====

====24 Hour GP Ration====

A Ration of US design, based on the concept of the MRE. The HDR is used to provide a large population with food during an [[emergency]]. The HDR provides food that is acceptable those with both [[religious]] and dietary restrictions. The ration is mostly [[vegetarian]], with a limited number of actual [[animal]] based products inside. These have been air dropped in large quantities throughout various [[Middle East]]ern countries to feed [[refugee]]s and inhabitants. The HDR originally had yellow packaging, however, due to a similarity to undetonated [[explosive]]s that were marked with yellow the HDR packaging was changed to a light pink-orange packaging instead.

A Ration of US design, based on the concept of the MRE. The HDR is used to provide a large population with food during an [[emergency]]. The HDR provides food that is acceptable those with both [[religious]] and dietary restrictions. The ration is mostly [[vegetarian]], with a limited number of actual [[animal]] based products inside. These have been air dropped in large quantities throughout various [[Middle East]]ern countries to feed [[refugee]]s and inhabitants. The HDR originally had yellow packaging, however, due to a similarity to undetonated [[explosive]]s that were marked with yellow the HDR packaging was changed to a light pink-orange packaging instead.

==See Also==

==See also==

* [[Food storage]] and [[Food rotation]]

* [[Food storage]]

* [[Emergency ration]]

 

** [[Dry Aged]], [[Curing]], [[Dry curing]], [[Brine Curing]], [[Smoke]]d [[Beef jerky]] and [[Biltong]]

* [[Emergency ration]], [[MRE]], [[Military ration]]

* [[List of military strategies and concepts]]

==References==

==References==