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Mine-Shielding Truck Effort May Adjust To Address Uptick In Afghan IED Attacks

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Monday, August 17th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon is waiting to buy any more all-terrain mine-resistant trucks--1,275 more of which now are planned--until an upcoming ground assessment is delivered on the war in Afghanistan, where increased roadside-bomb attacks could alter immediate vehicle needs, an official said. Marine Corps Systems Command leader Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan told Defense Daily he and other officials met with Defense Secretary Robert Gates last Thursday about hastening the fielding to Afghanistan of both new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected…

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