{"id":51993,"date":"2025-07-23T15:22:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T15:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/07\/23\/new-field-ration-delivers-more-nutrition-in-a-smaller-package\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:25:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:25:44","slug":"new-field-ration-delivers-more-nutrition-in-a-smaller-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2025\/07\/23\/new-field-ration-delivers-more-nutrition-in-a-smaller-package\/","title":{"rendered":"New field ration delivers more nutrition in a smaller package"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A slimmed-down, more nutrient-dense, individual field ration is now available for order for all troops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Close Combat Assault Ration, or CCAR, has been under development by the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, or DEVCOM, since 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army designed the ration to support small units during operations in austere environments where they needed to self-sustain for 7 to 10 days with limited or no resupply, according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/287209\/devcom_soldier_center_transitions_new_individual_field_ration_for_dod_wide_availability\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/287209\/devcom_soldier_center_transitions_new_individual_field_ration_for_dod_wide_availability\">Army release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The standard Meal, Ready to Eat and the First Strike Ration were too large and bulky to meet the need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CCAR will replace the First Strike Ration and has a 39% reduction in volume and a 17% reduction in weight. That means a soldier can carry five days\u2019 worth of nutrition in a three-day footprint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Initially, developers considered packaging nutrient-dense bars, but they scrapped that idea after gaining feedback from service members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developers solicited feedback in 2019 from 10th Special Forces Group at Fort Carson, Colorado; the 10th Mountain Division in Fort Drum, New York; and 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though weight and volume reductions were key considerations for the new ration, user acceptance and nutrition were also critical factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a long-standing saying in the food world that it\u2019s not nutrition if it\u2019s not eaten,\u201d Erin Gaffney-Stomberg, chief of the Combat Feeding Division, said in the Army release. \u201cIt\u2019s critical that optimal nutrition is supplied to warfighters when and where they need it, and in a form that looks, smells and tastes good and is safe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn addition, we need to have science demonstrating how these rations impact warfighter performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rations.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rations.jpg.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rations.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rations.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rations.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/rations.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Pictured is a side-by-side comparison illustrating the volume and weight reductions between the existing standard individual ration Meal Ready to Eat (left), the First Strike Ration (center) and the CCAR (right). (Army)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Studies indicated that soldiers eating the CCAR consumed more calories and experienced smaller energy deficits compared to those consuming the First Strike Ration in operationally relevant field training. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s attributed to the increased energy density in the CCAR, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/287209\/devcom_soldier_center_transitions_new_individual_field_ration_for_dod_wide_availability\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/287209\/devcom_soldier_center_transitions_new_individual_field_ration_for_dod_wide_availability\">release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to James McClung, Military Nutrition Division chief, \u201cnegative energy balance, or the inability to consume enough calories to meet metabolic demands, is a threat to warfighter performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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