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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 04 > Marine Corps responds to calls for better armor

Marine Corps responds to calls for better armor

By Chelsea J. Carter / The Bulletin
January 4, 2009

BAGHDAD — Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The Associated Press has learned.

The decision results from a survey of more than 1,000....

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