Marine Pulse

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Marine Pulse
Chris Brown and Matt Francis
July 17, 2026

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Episode Notes:

Matt Francis is joined by Sgt. Chris Brown, a Marine Corps infantryman who enlisted in 2007 and deployed with Matt to Afghanistan. The two cover the fieldcraft of the MRE (Meal, Ready-to-Eat), the trading system it creates, and the care packages and improvised meals that carried a squad through a long rotation.

Image: Weston Brown via DVIDS