Meals Ready-to-Eat — commonly known as the MRE — is a self-contained, individual field ration in lightweight packaging bought by the United States military for its service members for use in combat or other field conditions where organized food facilities are not available. Members of Stargate Command and the Atlantis expedition commonly utilize these while on offworld missions. (SG1: "The First Commandment", "The Other Guys") (SGA: "The Tower")