DEARBORN, MI -- An urgent, operational need statement for a "lite" Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle has been approved, spawning the preparation of a request for proposals that will upgrade the fledgling initiative from a market survey to an actual acquisition effort, according to a top MRAP official. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Michael Brogan, joint program executive officer for MRAP, told Inside the Army today that the joint urgent operational need statement that sparked the effort has been approved by...