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Navy/USMC

Brogan: Tough Choices Ahead On Marine Corps Recapitalization, Modernization

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Monday, March 2nd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps' top equipment buyer warned last week that as the defense budget shrinks there will be a collision in his service between buying new copies of existing equipment and building more advanced systems. Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan, head of Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), said that in the current austere economic environment recapitalization and modernization of equipment--the command's historic mission--has fallen to the bottom of its list of four overarching priorities. Higher on the list,…

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