The first MREs came out in 1981.

https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/ready-to-eat-30-years-of-the-mre/

I’m all about mountain house (the company that made LRRPs) or backcountry meals for backpacking. Freeze dried meals have gotten much better over the years.


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John Stark.