09/14/2011
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"Currently, the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Increment 1.1 (ACV 1.1) is in the preliminary stages of Engineering Manufacturing and Development (EMD) testing..."
"During this period of reduced funding, but not reduced missions or operational tempo, what types of investments has the Marine Corps sacrificed to sustain the deployable readiness levels of the operat..."
"The readiness that we desire for aviation is about 75 percent of our fleet."
"The lack of existence of a long-range standoff munition means we have to dedicate more force to that same problem set."