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It's great

Wow, not bad! I would imagine though that the majority of these guys have access to some type of dining facility, thus are able to get a good hot "real" meal at least once during the "holidays". (Though combat gives no distinction between a normal day and a holiday!)

Here is the Google translate version...

[Christmas on mission] After the success of the first rations distributed at #BARKHANE on July 14th, the Armed Forces Commissariat prepared special rations for the holiday season
"A meal that is out of the ordinary"
Operational combatants projected on isolated sites do not necessarily benefit from the services of a campaign ordinary. They feed mainly on combative rations consisting of trays (appetizers, main dishes) and vacuum products (chocolate, muesli, lyophilized drinks). For sanitary and logistical reasons, these meals, prepared and packaged by the Commissariat des Armées, can be eaten up to four years after their conception.
The festive rations, on the other hand, can only be tasted for six months. On the other hand, the elaborate menus are much more varied and gastronomic.

The engineers of the Commissariat of the Armies managed to find a balance between the taste qualities, the nutritional contribution and the necessities of conservation. The packaging of the products has been particularly well cared for so that they can withstand storage at high temperatures.
Moreover, the products composing these rations come exclusively from French producers and industrialists. Most of the foodstuffs come from organic farming.

"To compensate for the remoteness"
The two menus "delicatessen" were chosen by the commissariat of the armies to break the daily life of the combatants. The aim of the quality of these rations is to ensure group cohesion around a festive meal to compensate for the remoteness at a period of the year marked by family reunions.

These rations are currently among the best of its kind: if the NATO armies consume improved rations under similar circumstances, the French forces are distinguished by the technique used for their packaging and their taste qualities.
Find in the following pictures the good products that make up this festive ration