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Amos Emphasizes Need For New Amphib Vehicle

Julie Samuel

Friday, July 12th, 2013

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Amos Emphasizes Need For New Amphib Vehicle

Marine Commandant Gen. James Amos stressed Thursday the unavoidable need his service has for the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV), indicating he would shield it from budget cuts during fiscal belt-tightening in the Pentagon. Amos and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert discussed how their services would fare if the $500 billion in longterm sequestration cuts, which started in March, continue as scheduled for a decade. Addressing the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank in Washington, Greenert…

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