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Report: Army and Marine Corps trying to reduce equipment load
by Brian SeayMilitary officials are working on ways to reduce the weight of body armor, ammunition, and other ground combat equipment for soldiers and Marines.
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120 pounds
5.56 mm
7.62 mm
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body armor plates
brass casing
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Field Manual 21-18
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GOA
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Government Accountability Office
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House Committee on Armed Services
impedes mobility
improved resupply capabilities
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Marine Corps
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no recommendation for action
operational threats
personal protective equipment
polymer based ammunition casing
PPE
reduce weight
reduces combat effectiveness
reducing weight
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smaller-caliber rounds
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EDITORIAL: Ammo Out of Stock? Maybe not
by David HigginbothamSo you're sitting at the computer, watching cat videos on Youtube, randomly refreshing several different .223 pages at various purported ammo suppliers when there it is, a flash, a thumbnail image of a spam can marked 5.56. There are 20 in stock. How fast can you type in your credit card number?
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