Joint Service Combat Feeding Technology

Abstract

This Project investigates and develops nutrient compositions and stabilization techniques to maximize the Warfighter's physical and cognitive performance on the battlefield, investigates technologies to enhance detection and identification capabilities of chemical and biological threats in foods, and develops innovative ration and field feeding technologies to reduce resupply requirements for the multi-domain battlefield. The Army serves as the Executive Agent for this Department of Defense (DoD) program, with oversight and coordination provided by the DoD Combat Feeding Research and Engineering Board. Work in this Program Element (PE) is related to and fully coordinated with PE 0602787A (Medical Technology) / Project MK4 (Warfighter Health Applied Research Technology) to develop technologies and concepts; Army Additive Manufacturing Community of Practice to enable customization, increase readiness, and improve sustainment due to fabrication of end-use items at point of need; Defense Threat Reduction Agency to maximize protection of rations from contamination; Defense Health Agency (DHA) to transition and develop materiel solutions in the microbiome technical areas; and the Defense Health Agency (DHA) Joint Program Committee-5, which seeks to develop effective nutritional countermeasures against stressors and to maximize health, performance, and well-being. The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the Soldier Center (SC).

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: BE3_0602143A_2_2040_PB_2025

Tags

Readers

• Medical or Health Care Field.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.