Imagine a pizza that can last three years without refrigeration and still taste good. Meet the MRE pizza designed for soldiers in the field.

So you’re stuck in the field, it’s raining — because why the hell wouldn’t it be? — and you’re famished. So you sit down on an overturned Kevlar and reach into your bag for your prized possession: the ...

Pizza with a three-year shelf life will soon be joining the US Army's field rations menu. These infamous MREs (Meal, Ready to Eat) have a long and checkered history, acquiring such sobriquets over the ...

Soldiers with the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado, try the pizza MRE in 2014. After more recent modifications, now it's ready to be packaged into MREs. (David Kamm/Army) A staple of ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Bad news for troops hoping to feast on a pizza MRE in 2018. A problem with mass production has delayed the new meal offering, and it's unclear when or if the issue can be resolved.

The dreaded MRE (Meal, Ready to Eat) has been dubbed everything from "Meals Rejected by Everyone," and "Meals, Rarely Edible," to the more vulgar "Meal Ready to Expel." But there soon may be a reason ...

The pepperoni pizza entrée has been added to the 2018 Meals, Ready to Eat menu and should be on its way to the field soon. The pizza MRE will include cheddar and jalapeno cheese spread, Italian ...

NATICK, Mass. -- From the most remote locations on Earth, Soldiers will soon be able to enjoy their favorite meal. Slices of delicious comfort, in the form of Meal, Ready-to-Eat pepperoni pizza, are ...

After a one-year delay, the peak of military rations is set to feed U.S. troops around the world. Yes, the Pizza MRE is coming. Early versions of the pizza turned an unappealing color during long-term ...

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The Army has been getting requests for a pizza version of its meal, ready-to-eat for decades. Army food scientists began work on it in 2012. Despite some hiccups in the development process, the Army ...

Army field rations have lacked pizza as an option until now. NPR's Renee Montagne asks food scientist Michelle Richardson how the Army finally produced a palatable pizza for troops in the field. An ...