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Roger Wicker: “An unrelenting operational tempo has damaged readiness and undermined critical modernization efforts to replace aging…”

On the recordJune 5, 2017
An unrelenting operational tempo has damaged readiness and undermined critical modernization efforts to replace aging equipment.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

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Wicker highlights the impact of high operational demands on Marine Corps readiness and modernization.

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