"Flameless ration heaters have replaced sterno as the individual portable stove of choice. A small bag with a combination of magnesium, sodium chloride, and iron filings, once shaken and opened, heats to a temperature of 190 degrees. "
BS. Give me a claymore filled with c4 any day - I can cook a pot roast.
B/3/325 INF ABN (82nd ABD)
We used to freak out the newbies everytime we went to the demo range and "cooked" dinner with C4.
Of course there was the other time we were tired of MRE's. The demo range was next to a small lake. We did a little "fishing". The CO wandered by that night and wanted to know where my squad got the fish. I suggested that he might rather eat than ask questions. He agreed.
Semper Fi