Bears break into Alaska military base, steal soldiers’ rations

Nov 22

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Shea Taylor (Producer), Zachary Hill (Video Editor)

Service members in our nation’s armed forces might make fun of their emergency and on-the-go rations, but it looks like bears don’t have the same qualms. Military officials said a group of bears broke in and stole soldiers’ rations.

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The U.S. military stockpiles “meals ready to eat” – better known as MREs. They’re full meals that can be eaten quickly and easily by just tearing open a bag. Accessing the food is so easy, apparently, even a bear can do it.

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Recently, hungry bears broke into a storage room at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, fittingly nicknamed JBER and pronounced like “jay bear,’ and helped themselves to a ready-to-eat feast.

It’s not just food the bears seem to be after at the base. At the beginning of this month, a young bear was spotted inside a Humvee at a motor pool building.

Base officials said they respond to about 600 bear-related calls a year. However, they said it’s very rare for the animals to get inside the buildings.

Tags: Alaska, food, grizzly bears, U.S. military, Wildlife

SERVICE MEMBERS IN OUR NATION’S ARMED FORCES MIGHT MAKE FUN OF THEIR EMERGENCY AND ON-THE-GO RATIONS… BUT IT LOOKS LIKE BEARS DON’T HAVE THE SAME QUALMS.

THE U-S MILITARY STOCKPILES “MEALS READY TO EAT” – BETTER KNOWN AS M-R-Es.

THEY’RE FULL MEALS THAT CAN BE EATEN QUICKLY AND EASILY BY JUST TEARING OPEN A BAG – SO EASY, APPARENTLY… EVEN A BEAR CAN DO IT.

RECENTLY, HUNGRY BEARS BROKE INTO A STORAGE ROOM AT JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON IN ALASKA– WHICH IS FITTINGLY NICKNAMED J-BEAR – AND HELPED THEMSELVES TO A READY-TO-EAT FEAST.

AND IT’S NOT JUST FOOD THE BEARS SEEM TO BE AFTER AT THE BASE…

AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MONTH – A YOUNG BEAR WAS SPOTTED INSIDE A HUMVEE AT A MOTOR POOL BUILDING.

BASE OFFICIALS SAY THE RESPOND TO ABOUT 600 BEAR-RELATED CALLS A YEAR… BUT IT’S VERY RARE FOR THE ANIMALS TO GET INSIDE THE BUILDINGS.

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