BASIC RECON: AUTUMN EXTRACTION AMMO CAN (12 K CUPS)

The Mission Brief

Listen up, POGs and Grunts alike. Just because you traded your IBA for a flannel shirt doesn't mean you have to drink dirt-water that tastes like a burnt CLP rag.

We know the drill: the air gets crisp, the leaves turn into camouflage colors, and suddenly everyone is losing their minds over "pumpkin spice." Usually, that’s reserved for the dependas and the guys who spent their entire deployment in the air-conditioned TOC. But OIF VET Coffee Co. decided to take this seasonal "basic" requirement and give it a much-needed injection of Vitamin K (Kicking Ass).

The Payload

This isn't your girlfriend's latte. Basic Recon is a high-octane, tactical-grade Pumpkin Spice Cappuccino designed for the veteran who isn't afraid to admit that cinnamon and nutmeg actually taste pretty damn good when they aren't mixed with sand.

• Flavor Profile: Hints of pumpkin, nutmeg, and the sweet, sweet smell of a DD-214.

• Tactical Advantage: Creamy, frothy, and caffeinated enough to make you think you’re back on a 0300 roving guard shift—minus the existential dread.

• Compatibility: Works in all K-Cup brewers (even the ones in the breakroom that someone always forgets to descale).

The Packaging: The "Ammo Can"

We don’t do flimsy cardboard boxes that crush under the weight of a single poncho liner. Your 12-count supply of Basic Recon comes standard in our signature Cardboard Ammo Can.

• Quantity: 12 Rounds of "Gourd-geous" caffeine.

• Storage: Stackable, packable, and looks way better on your kitchen counter than that floral-patterned garbage from the grocery store.

OIF VET Coffee Co. Because the only thing that should be "basic" about your fall is your training.

Warning: Drinking this may cause an uncontrollable urge to buy a lifted truck, grow a beard, and tell everyone within earshot about "that one time in Fallujah."