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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on August 24, 2017, 09:16:28 am
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After Marine Training Death, Corps Debuts Safer Mine Clearance System
Posted By: Hope Hodge Seck August 22, 2017
Four years after a Marine corporal was killed when ordnance ignited his amphibious assault vehicle, the Marine Corps is rolling out a safer and more efficient mine-clearing system for its amtracks.
The MK-154 Mod 1 is now being fielded to assault amphibian battalions across the Marine Corps, officials with Marine Corps Systems Command said, restoring a capability that was curtailed after the tragic 2013 accident.
https://www.dodbuzz.com/2017/08/22/marine-training-death-corps-debuts-safer-mine-clearance-system/