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Marine Corps’ JLTVs Reach Initial Operational Capability A Year Ahead Of Schedule

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Marine Corps’ JLTVs Reach Initial Operational Capability A Year Ahead Of Schedule
A Joint Light Tactical Vehicle displays its overall capabilities during a live demonstration at the School of Infantry West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 27, 2019. The JLTV consists of multiple platforms capable of completing a variety of missions while providing increased protection and mobility for personnel across the Marine Corps. (Official Marine Corps video by Sgt. Timothy R. Smithers/Released)

The Marine Corps’ Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program has reached initial operational capability (IOC) a year ahead of schedule, officials said Monday.  The force’s newest tactical vehicles have been fully fielded fielded to the Marine Corps’ schoolhouses as well as an infantry battalion, with plans to deliver the Oshkosh [OSK]-built JLTVs to the I and III Marine Expeditionary Forces before the end of September.  “IOC is more than just saying that the schoolhouses and an infantry battalion all have…

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