Orders for Blast-Resistant Vehicles by Marines Not Met
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The Marine Corps said yesterday that it received fewer blast-resistant vehicles than promised last month, as manufacturers struggled to meet production goals aimed at speeding shipments to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Regarding complaints about the lack of properly armored vehicles for troops in Iraq [&quot;Rumsfeld Gets Earful From Troops,&quot; front page, Dec. 9]: The Humvee was not designed to be an armored fighting vehicle.
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BAGHDAD -- Twenty-three Army reservists who refused a dangerous mission to transport fuel in Iraq will face punishments such as extra duties or reduction in rank but won't be court-martialed, the military said yesterday.
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The US military said Monday no decision had been taken whether to discipline Army reservists who refused a supply mission last week, despite statements from their relatives that the soldiers would be discharged.
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Standing by a vehicle touted by the military as one of its most effective defenses against roadside bombs, Marine Staff Sgt. Tim Kessler couldn't help but sound pleased. Operating the so-called mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles in and around the western Iraqi city of Fallujah, two Marines in...
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The Army's new medium-weight armored vehicle, the Stryker, weighs so much that it curtails the range of C-130 military cargo aircraft that carry it and under certain conditions make it impossible for the planes to take off, a new report for Congress found.
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(BAGHDAD, Iraq) - An Army general in Baghdad said Sunday it will study protection for supply vehicles after members of a South Carolina-based Reserve unit refused a mission.
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Troops complained that they were being sent into combat with insufficient protection and aging equipment.
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Unlawful killing verdict after Iraq patrol not given life-saving bomb disabling device.
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A Marine from New Jersey was deployed to Iraq this month despite being recommended for a military discharge by a hearing officer who agreed that he should receive conscientious objector status.
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Baghdad, Iraq -- A US Army supply unit whose members refused a dangerous fuel delivery mission last month has now fitted its vehicles with armor to protect against attack, the military said Saturday.
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UK security firm accused of failing to pass on intelligence to army in Basra
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Even as the first bunch of the Marines' V-22 tilt-rotor aircraft have arrived in Iraq, the Air Force still thinks the current gun isn't good enough for battle
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When troops in Iraq complain about not having adequate armor on trucks that are big targets in some of the countryâs most dangerous areas, thereâsa good chance that some of the vehicles are from Oshkosh Truck Corp.
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Marine Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach had a protective order against the fellow Marine accused of killing her, but the order expired in September, military records show.
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WASHINGTON - The Army is investigating reports that several members of a reservist supply unit in Iraq refused to go on a convoy mission, the military said Friday. Relatives of the soldiers said the troops considered the mission too dangerous...
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The Army is investigating reports that members of a reservist supply unit refused to go on a convoy mission.