The Defense Department appears to be setting the stage for fielding Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles -- heretofore designated only for troops in Iraq -- to U.S. personnel in Afghanistan, a development that would expand the use of the new blast-proof trucks into a second operational theater and might have implications for the total size of the program. An update on the MRAP program prepared weekly for lawmakers, which includes information about everything from the factory to the frontlines, noted...
