Marines Seek Company to Shepherd MRAP Fleet from Factory to Foxhole

By Jason Sherman / April 13, 2007 at 5:00 AM
The Marine Corps is looking for a few good private-sector logisticians to chaperone newly minted Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles from factory assembly lines to the Iraqi frontlines as part of an effort to rapidly field the new armored fleet. The Marine Corps, which is overseeing the rapid acquisition of as many as 7,774 new MRAP vehicles for the entire military, plans to award a chunk of the $8.4 billion the Defense Department hopes to receive over the next 18...

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