How to feed a soldier in the North Caucasus Over the past 20 years, our country's Armed Forces have participated in numerous armed conflicts both within and outside our country. The experience accumulated over the years in providing food for troops participating in local wars and carrying out peacekeeping missions is generally specific and therefore cannot serve as a basis for organizing food supply for troops in large-scale combat operations. However, it can be successfully applied in a tactical manner. The provision of troops included in the Operational Group of Federal Troops (forces) in the North Caucasus, was planned from warehouses and bases of the center, from suppliers under the orders of the Central Food Department of the Russian Ministry of Defense, warehouses of the North Caucasus Military District, local suppliers and military state farms of the North Caucasus Military District. At the first stage, due to the lack of sufficient storage capacities, the accumulation of food supplies was carried out in the military warehouses of several units. There was a huge additional burden on these parts. After all, they had to provide in addition to their own large number of" foreign " personnel. During the fighting, food products were also accumulated in rented areas and in the warehouses of the Military Trade Center in the North Caucasus. This made it possible to maintain stocks in each direction for the main types of food for 20-30 days, including 3 daily dry ration cottages (individual food ration). To meet the full demand of the group for fresh potatoes and vegetables for 8 months, more than 6,000 tons of potatoes and vegetables worth over 36 million rubles were harvested by the North Caucasus Military District. The potatoes were harvested and stored in fresh and canned form (other vegetables, except for onions, were stored in canned form). During the movement of the troops, a serious problem arose: due to the constant movement with short stops, as well as ... Read more