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USA Today
February 26, 2008
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The Marine Corps has asked the Pentagon's inspector general to examine allegations that a nearly two-year delay in the fielding of blast-resistant vehicles led to hundreds of combat casualties in Iraq.
The system for rapidly shipping needed gear to troops on the front lines has been examined by auditors before and continues to improve, Col. David Lapan, a Marine Corps spokesman, said. Because of the seriousness of the allegations, however, the Marine Corps has requested an investigation, Lapan said.
In a Jan. 22 internal report, Franz Gayl, a civilian Marine Corps official, accused the service of "gross mismanagement" that delayed deliveries of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. Last week, Sens. Joseph Biden, D-Del., and Kit Bond, R-Mo., called for a probe after reviewing Gayl's report.
February 26, 2008
Pg. 3
The Marine Corps has asked the Pentagon's inspector general to examine allegations that a nearly two-year delay in the fielding of blast-resistant vehicles led to hundreds of combat casualties in Iraq.
The system for rapidly shipping needed gear to troops on the front lines has been examined by auditors before and continues to improve, Col. David Lapan, a Marine Corps spokesman, said. Because of the seriousness of the allegations, however, the Marine Corps has requested an investigation, Lapan said.
In a Jan. 22 internal report, Franz Gayl, a civilian Marine Corps official, accused the service of "gross mismanagement" that delayed deliveries of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles. Last week, Sens. Joseph Biden, D-Del., and Kit Bond, R-Mo., called for a probe after reviewing Gayl's report.