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Marines Get First Look At Humvee Successor While Oshkosh Awaits Protest Decision

Thursday, September 24th, 2015

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Marines Get First Look At Humvee Successor While Oshkosh Awaits Protest Decision

The Oshkosh JLTV at Modern Day Marine 2015, held at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va. Photo by Dan parsons.

QUANTICO, Va. – When Marines this week took a hands-on tour of the vehicle that eventually will replace the Humvee, many of them realized they were already familiar with the Oshkosh [OSK] Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV). Some even recognized the truck as a smaller derivative of the hulking M-ATV that saved their lives in Iraq or Afghanistan, said John Bryant, Oshkosh senior vice president of defense programs.“So many of the Marines are already familiar with our M-ATV,” which stands…

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