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Modern Day Marine Canceled Due To COVID Concerns

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, August 27th, 2021

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Modern Day Marine Canceled Due To COVID Concerns

Bell's V-247 autonomous tiltrotor aircraft at the 2019 Modern Day Marine show. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

The Marine Corps said Friday it has canceled this fall’s Modern Day Marine (MDM) expo due to the national surge in COVID-19 cases, and will instead hold a new event in May 2022. The expo was set to take place from Sept. 21 to 23 at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. “While we are deeply disappointed by this swift and unanticipated change in the COVID-19 situation, we are sustained by the prospect that a more dynamic, ‘next generation’ version…

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