Military Dragged Its Feet on Supplying Bomb-Proof Vehicles
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Documents show the Marines waited over a year before acting on a top-level request.
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TALL AFAR, Iraq -- A three-foot-high coil of razor wire, 21-ton armored vehicles and American soldiers with black M-4 assault rifles stood between tens of thousands of people and their homes last week.
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AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar, Dec. 11 -- In an effort to reduce the amount of military cargo hauled in vulnerable ground convoys across Iraq, the U.S. Air Force has begun airlifting much larger quantities of materiel to bases around the country.
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The military is investigating the reported refusal this week by some US troops to take part in a supply convoy in Iraq, where explosive devices have killed dozens of soldiers, defense officials said on Friday.
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Poland&#39;s 1,200 troops assigned to NATO  forces in Afghanistan will not achieve full combat readiness  for up to several weeks due to stolen vehicle keys, the defense  ministry said Thursday.
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The government faces fresh claims that troops in Afghanistan are facing shortages of vital equipment.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq The Army says it will study protective measures for supply vehicles, after members of a Reserve unit refused to deliver supplies last week.
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This top-of-the-line equipment blurs the line between hunting and military operations.
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Government buildings are to be provided with defences to stop them being rammed by cars or trucks packed with explosives.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's intended transformation of the Army into a quick, mobile force has started to rub against the daily demands of patching enough tanks and trucks together to keep fighting the war.
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One of the biggest business beneficiaries of the war in Iraq is a little-known maker of specialty ceramics used in body armor.
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The Pentagon has approved a speedup in production of mine-resistant vehicles to provide troops with greater protection against roadside bombs in Iraq
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Iraq-bound troops complained that they were being sent into combat with insufficient protection and aging equipment.
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After an investment of $20 billion, the V-22 Osprey arrives in Iraq to make its combat debut -- lacking both firepower and the ability to land safely. A TIME investigation
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WASHINGTON -- The increasing vulnerability of US helicopters ferrying troops and supplies could slow and potentially jeopardize the military's expanded mission to secure Baghdad, military officials said yesterday.
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BAGHDAD -- Pvt. Kodey Briggs slid out from behind the wheel of the Humvee. He looked at what was left of his driver's-side window -- the spider  web of cracked armored glass, the layer that didn't break.
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ON THE BAGHDAD AIRPORT ROAD -- Specialist Edward Gonzalez spun the turret around quickly and locked it into place with a loud clank, training his machine gun on the traffic behind him. The radio had just crackled with a warning: A suspicious vehicle was moving in close on the Army convoy.