Meals, Cold Weather service Marines, ready to eat [Image 1 of 2]

ELVEGAARDSMOEN, 18, NORWAY

03.18.2014

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

A soldier with Host Nation Support Battalion reviews a day’s worth of Norwegian field rations, or FRs, during Cold Response 14 at Elvegaardsmoen Norway, March 18, 2014. FRs are light and durable, and based around freeze-dried meals, which retain taste, consistency and the original nutrients after water is added. Cold Response 14 is a Norwegian-led multinational exercise above the Arctic Circle designed prepare for high-intensity cold-weather operations with nearly 16,000 troops from 16 different countries.

• Date Taken: 03.18.2014
• Date Posted: 03.20.2014 06:45
• Photo ID: 1190945
• VIRIN: 140317-M-DS159-001
• Resolution: 3840x2560
• Size: 4.07 MB
• Location: ELVEGAARDSMOEN, 18, NO