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| Some question need for MRAP buildup
Whether vehicles will be useful in the future is unclear Some question need for MRAP buildup - Military News, Marine Corps News, opinions, editorials, news from Iraq, photos, reports - Marine Corps Times Quote:
Grunts on the ground in Iraq can expect to see more Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles in Iraq in the coming weeks, but questions loom large as to how the Corps will use the high-priced, heavily armored vehicles once the Marines come home.
The Corps is sending another 200 of the blast-proof vehicles to Iraq by year’s end, service officials say. The shipment will bring the number of Marine MRAPs in Iraq to about 650, said 1st. Lt. Geraldine Carey, spokeswoman for Marine Corps Systems Command in Quantico, Va....
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