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Army Studying MRAP Engineering Fixes To Address Rollovers, Other Theater Issues

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Friday, October 10th, 2008

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By Emelie Rutherford The Army has been working on engineering changes to Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAP) to address issues troops have encountered--including rollovers, power-line snags, and jammed doors--a materiel-readiness official said. Army Materiel Command (AMC) leader Gen. Benjamin Griffin, talking to reporters at the Association of the United States Army's (AUSA) conference in Washington Wednesday, acknowledged challenges personnel have had maneuvering the large MRAPs in Iraq and Afghanistan. "We worry about rollovers, we worry about fire, we worry…

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