A-ration

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A-ration is a term used in the United States Army for a meal provided to troop which was prepared using fresh ingredients. A-ration meals may be served in dining facilities ("mess halls") or even prepared in the field by the use of field kitchens or prepared a fixed facility and transported to field locations in containers. A-rations are considered to be important for morale and have provided a rationale for the Army's contracting with civilian contractors such as Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR) to provide them, as this can be done without using actual military members who are then freed to be used in combat roles.