Polish 🇵🇱 and Romanian 🇷🇴 soldiers swap rations

Every military in NATO has its field ration, known as MREs (meals-ready-to-eat). While perhaps not the height of culinary expression, these rations give soldiers the calories they need to power through a hard day in the field. From Ally to Ally, their contents differ in sometimes small, sometimes big, but always interesting ways.

Watch a Polish and Romanian soldier swap their ration packs while on exercise near Craiova, Romania. With food ranging from canned pork neck to powdered orange juice, these two soldiers sit down and test traditional meals in a way less traditional setting.

After this tasting session, the ‘Red Scorpions’, as the 26th Infantry Battalion "Neagoe Basarab" of the Romanian Land Forces are known, trained alongside their Polish allies from the 12th Mechanised Brigade. They practised embarking and disembarking from armoured vehicles and clearing simulated explosive devices off of roads and vehicles. The units shared tactics and procedures, bringing them closer together and ensuring their ability to work effectively in a time of crisis.

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[crimson]

We will never forget how Romania helped us in WW2. Love from PL ♥️.

[twisters]

Love to our Romanian friends and allies from Poland! Romania is a great country and an example that smart planning and sane decisions can make the country growing! Romania is the best natural ally of Poland :) Greetings and love!

[AGC]

we have a saying in Romania: who eats together, stays together.

[elfutz]

Romanian here. We love our polish allies and brothers. May Poland and Romania rise stronger together, and stay united forever!

[matadorelchapo]

Love Poland 🇵🇱 from Romania 🇷🇴 ❤️ 💙 ♥️

[jaroslavpetracek]

2 different nationalities, each speaking a different language, but they understand each other in English - but united by a treaty, they have the same goal and we thank them for their service - thanks to all valid members of NATO!

[remuscristian]

Huge respect for Poland from Romania! 🇷🇴🇵🇱🇺🇸🇺🇸

[Adam-lg]

Damn, I like polish people so much! Cheers Romania and Poland 🇹🇩🤝🇵🇱

[mountainman]

Greetings to Romania from Poland! I've been to Romania twice, it's beautiful! People are very nice and helpful, literally everyone I met was smiling :D

[ARNOLDR]

I love Romania and Romanian army. Greetings from Poland!

[divumque]

Greetings to both Romania and Poland from Florida. ❤🇷🇴🇵🇱❤

[RicchetAus]

This is so real and awkward, I love it.

[LuisD-lk]

I love Romania greetings from Poland🇵🇱 🤝🇷🇴 ❤‍🔥

[photoo]

Always a good day when NATO drops a ration swap video.

These became my favorite ever since the US soldier offered ration pack pizza to the Italian.

[lewistasso]

It was very interesting to read the Romanian terms for the meals and to understand them. They are the same in Italian, but spelled differenly. I love this series of rations!

[Diamondplayz-uimo]

I worked with both Armies in Afghanistan thank you ; it’s good to have good allies, God Bless.

[jakeliao]

Love from America, always nice to see our NATO allies, enjoying each other’s company over some field rations. This is amazing how both of these folks are so fluent in many languages. Love and respect for your service and dedication… thank you

[JamesJames-jtts]

I didn't expect this video to be so nice done. Congratulationa

[IbrahimTWH]

huge love to poland and romania
from the philippines 🇵🇭💖🇵🇱🇷🇴

[ItzKamatsu]

The way they bond over canned meat and pasta is priceless! This is what teamwork looks like! 💪🍽