U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Derek Barnes, a utilities technician with the Marine Wing Communications Squadron 48, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, returns his uneaten food items and reports his experience with the rations to Barbara Daley, a food scientist with the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center, as part of a study testing the acceptability of the Meal, Cold Weather (MCW) rations and the Modular Operational Ration Enhancement (MORE), an additional food pack to supplement the MCW, and their impact on energy intakes under cold weather operational conditions during ARCTIC EDGE 2026 (AE26) near Fort Greely, Alaska, March 3, 2026. AE26 is a North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise designed to improve readiness, demonstrate capabilities, and enhance Joint and Allied Force interoperability in the Arctic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Caleb Roland)
| Date Taken: | 03.03.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.09.2026 13:09 |
| Photo ID: | 9554023 |
| VIRIN: | 260303-F-YD471-1007 |
| Resolution: | 3607x5422 |
| Size: | 4.68 MB |
| Location: | FT. GREELY, ALASKA, US |
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