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SOCOM Continuing Cuts To Vehicle Fleet Citing Budget Constraints, New Operational Priorities

SOCOM Continuing Cuts To Vehicle Fleet Citing Budget Constraints, New Operational Priorities
Ohio Army National Guard special operators assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, observe the landing zone in their Polaris MRZR tactical vehicle during airborne training at Camp Atterbury, Ind. on Oct. 22, 2022. Photo: (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Karl Mason / 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – Special Operations Command (SOCOM) will continue reducing the size of its vehicle fleet citing ongoing budget constraints and its shift to focus on integrated deterrence operations in more urban environments, an official said Tuesday. Vincent Grizio, program manager for Family of Special Operations Vehicles (FOSOV), said SOCOM has already trimmed its fleet from 3,400 to 3,200 vehicles over the last year and it’s likely to shrink by another 200 vehicles over the next 12 months. “It…

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