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  • 1Garrison ration — A garrison ration is the quantity and type of food served to a soldier when they are stationed somewhere. It is generally not the same as the rations fed to troops in combat or transit usually termed combat rations, field rations , marching… …

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  • 2garrison ration — noun : the food allowance for one soldier for one day used as the basis for calculating the money credit to be allotted a company commander to purchase food for his men …

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  • 3ration — 1. noun 1) a daily ration of chocolate Syn: allowance, allocation, quota, quantum, share, portion, helping; amount, quantity, measure, proportion, percentage 2) (rations) the garrison ran ou …

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  • 4ration — 1. noun 1) a daily ration of chocolate Syn: allowance, allocation, quota, share, portion, helping 2) the garrison ran out of rations Syn: supplies, provisions, food, stores 2 …

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  • 5United States military ration — refers to the food given to feed its armed forces. TOC History18th and 19th centuriesFrom the Revolutionary War to the Spanish American War, the United States army ration, as decreed by the Continental Congress, was the garrison ration which… …

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  • 6Meal, Combat, Individual ration — Elements of a USAF Meal, Combat, Individual ration, as served in Da Nang, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, 1966 or 1967 The Meal, Combat, Individual (MCI) was the name of canned wet combat rations issued by the United States Armed Forces… …

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  • 7Mountain ration — The Mountain Ration (or M Ration ) was a United States military ration developed for use by U.S. troops operating in high altitude or mountainous regions of the European theater of operations (ETO) during World War 2. Contents 1 Origin,… …

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  • 8C-ration — The Type C or C Ration was an individual canned, pre cooked or prepared wet ration intended to be issued to U.S. military land forces when fresh food (A Ration) or packaged unprepared food (B Ration) prepared in mess halls or field kitchens was… …

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  • 9Foods of the American Civil War — Recreation of a ration storage room at Fort Macon State Park, NC. During the American Civil War, both the Union and Confederate armies struggled to keep their soldiers adequately fed. Logistical support varied from area to area, which lead to… …

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  • 10Meal, Ready-to-Eat — MRE redirects here. For other uses, see MRE (disambiguation). Two MRE packets: beef teriyaki and meatloaf with gravy The Meal, Ready to Eat commonly known as the MRE is a self contained, individual field ration in lightweight packaging bought by… …

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