US Meal Ready to Eat - VINTAGE TAN BAG - 2003-2005

From the 1996 production year, Batch XVI, the colour of the MRE outer pouch or bag changed from brown to tan and the variety of menus increased from twelve to sixteen, though essentially the contents did not vary substantially.
 
This example is a Chili And Macaroni - Menu 10, produced between 2003 and 2005. This would mean it could of possibly been issued during the invasion of Iraq. There is no date stamp on this example which is common but items inside will have date stamps once opened.