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	<description>Modern Day Marine - September 27-29, 2011</description>
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		<title>Marines set to ship more solar panels to Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hoffman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Modern Day Marine]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[GREENS]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Marine Corps will start shipping in December 10 sets of 20 solar panel systems to Afghanistan to power patrol and forward operating bases as part of an alternative energy initiative to cut the Corps’ fuel use in half by 2025. Marine Corps officials accelerated the fielding of energy saving systems to include tent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Army, Corps settle on requirements to save JLTV</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hoffman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Modern Day Marine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even as Congress is writing reports recommending the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program be killed, the Marine Corps&#8217; Program Executive Officer for Land Systems said &#8220;JLTV may be within reach.&#8221; However, much has changed in the past two months for JLTV. The Marine Corps and Army have since agreed to a common set of requirements [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Corps&#8217; report to industry: Change or get out</title>
		<link>http://blogs.defensenews.com/modern-day-marine/2011/09/29/corps-report-to-industry-change-or-get-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Hoffman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Modern Day Marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Budget cuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Report to Industry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.defensenews.com/modern-day-marine/?p=270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marine Corps leaders told a crowd of defense industry officials under a tent at Modern Day Marine here to change the way they do business or take it elsewhere. To no one&#8217;s surprise, the shrinking defense budget has forced the Corps&#8217; hand. A panel that included the heads of Combat Development Command and Systems Command, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SOCOM awards lots I &amp; II of Family of Muzzle Brake Suppressors to Surefire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GearScout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modern Day Marine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As I spoke to the guys at Surefire today, I found out they&#8217;d been awarded lots I and 2 of SOCOMs Family of Muzzle Brake Suppressors contract. These are the lots that cover cans for the M4CQBR and MK13. (The United States Marine Corps is already employing SureFire’s FA762SS suppressor system on the M40A5 sniper [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Danner&#8217;s new high-speed boot</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:19:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Sanborn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogs.defensenews.com/modern-day-marine/?p=261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Danner is rolling out a new high-speed boot for close quarter combat and quick smash and grab missions. Weighing as little as 30 ounces, it is the lightest they have ever produced. Called the Melee, it won’t be officially unveiled until January at the SHOT show in Las Vegas, but it is already generating buzz [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glock donates $75,000 at Modern Day Marine</title>
		<link>http://blogs.defensenews.com/modern-day-marine/2011/09/29/glock-donates-75000-at-modern-day-marine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Sanborn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Glock executives and retired Gunnery Sgt. R. Lee Ermey, a Glock spokesman best known for his no-nonsense Hollywood persona, donated $50,000 Wednesday to the Young Marines. Glock vice president Josh Dorsey presented the check to a handful of Young Marines during an afternoon ceremony at Marine Corps Base Quantico&#8217;s Iwo Jima memorial. It&#8217;s the sixth year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remington&#8217;s LWRACS could be an upgrade for the USMC M40</title>
		<link>http://blogs.defensenews.com/modern-day-marine/2011/09/28/remingtons-lwracs-could-be-an-upgrade-for-the-usmc-m40/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 23:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob Curtis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GearScout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modern Day Marine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sniper]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the .308 Light Weight Remington Arms Chassis System built on the Remington 700 short action. The skeletonized chassis is Remington&#8217;s offer as the Marines put out feelers for an upgrade to the M40 sniper rifle system. The LWRACS is a necked down version of the full-on RACS built for the XM2010 and PSR [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How about a lighter round for your .50 cal?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.defensenews.com/modern-day-marine/2011/09/28/how-about-a-lighter-round-for-your-50-cal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:43:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Cavallaro</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The round in a Marine&#8217;s .50 caliber machine gun weighs about 114 grams.  MAC Ammunition out of Bay St. Louis, Miss., has produced a round that weighs about 92 grams. It&#8217;s 25 percent lighter because instead of a full brass casing, and it&#8217;s made partly with a polymer caselet (which you can see in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MARSOC kicks butt in Afghanistan with Magnum boots</title>
		<link>http://blogs.defensenews.com/modern-day-marine/2011/09/28/marsoc-kicks-butt-in-afghanistan-with-magnum-boots/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.defensenews.com/modern-day-marine/2011/09/28/marsoc-kicks-butt-in-afghanistan-with-magnum-boots/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gina Cavallaro</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[GearScout]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Modern Day Marine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Magnum has won the feet and minds of some of the Marine Corps&#8217; discerning special operators with  a sophisticated line of combat boots customized for Afghanistan&#8217;s punishing terrain. The boots have been on the market for about 18 months and are also being worn by British commandos, Navy SEALs and members of the Army&#8217;s Special [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sleep comfy with FPG&#8217;s new MARPACK</title>
		<link>http://blogs.defensenews.com/modern-day-marine/2011/09/28/sleep-comfy-with-fpgs-new-marpack/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.defensenews.com/modern-day-marine/2011/09/28/sleep-comfy-with-fpgs-new-marpack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 15:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Sanborn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Modern Day Marine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Forceprotector Gear, makers of the Marine Corps&#8217; Seabag, have a new pack out that could have you sleeping in comfort anywhere from the desert to the tundra. Called the Marauder MARPACK it has a built in light-weight blanket and sleeping pad. The pack evokes images of WWI Doughboys. While it is a sleek and modern, [...]]]></description>
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