Members of the House Armed Services seapower and expeditionary forces subcommittee are "standing firm" in their opposition to Defense Secretary Robert Gates' decision to cancel the Marine Corps Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle, according to Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA). Gates announced at a Jan. 6 Pentagon briefing that the EFV program would be canceled due to its high costs and eventually replaced with a new program down the road. When asked whether the subcommittee would fight the decision, Hunter said: "The people...
