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Conway: Some of Marine Corps’ Mine-Proof Vehicles Destined For Storage

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Monday, January 26th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Marine Corps does not have an enduring need for all the mine-resistant vehicles it bought for use in Iraq, the head of the Marine Corps said last Friday while describing his desire to shift troops to Afghanistan. The service has a requirement of approximately 2,300 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs), a portion of the 15,000-plus ordered across the Pentagon to shield troops from explosives. "We won't need all that we have purchased," Marine Commandant Gen.…

Army

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Army

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