Marine Corps Investing in Light Vehicles To Take the Load Off Troops’ Shoulders

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Marine Corps Investing in Light Vehicles To Take the Load Off Troops’ Shoulders
4/3/2017
By Yasmin Tadjdeh

The Marine Corps is taking advantage of commercial-off-the-shelf technology to equip troops with new logistics vehicles.

Infantry Marines recently received dozens of ultra light off-road vehicles to provide logistics support and help lighten their load, according to the service. The delivery in February came six months after the contract award to Polaris Defense for 144 diesel-powered MRZR-D4s.

http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2017/4/3/marine-corps-investing-in-light-vehicles-to-take-the-load-off-troops-shoulders