army provisions
Troops' food stores
Army provisions are the food, equipment, and supplies necessary to sustain military forces in the field.
The term emphasizes logistical support—everything soldiers need beyond weapons: rations, clothing, medical supplies, ammunition.
The general ordered army provisions to be distributed before the march.
Historically, securing adequate provisions often determined a campaign's success or failure.
- bandagesStrips covering wounds
- rationsControlled food portions
- field kitchensDeployable military cooking facilities
- tentsPortable fabric shelters
- dehydrated mealsFood with moisture removed
canned goods · helmets · dog tags · boot camp · energy bars · radios · mess kits · tourniquets · first aid kits · fuel tanks · care packages · commissary · supply lines · antiseptics · walkie-talkies · MREs · surgical kits · hardtack
- military logisticssupply depots, supply lines, supply depot, resupply, supply ships
army provisionsfamine
Severe food shortage
starvation · shortage · scarcity · deprivation · hunger
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