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Roy_A_Lingle
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:44 am
Post subject: USMC LAV's

Hello Fellow CIA members and other Folks!

Was checking for AFV type news and found an article over at Defence Talk dot Com about new LAV's for the USMC.

On October 12, 2007, the Marines received the first LAV-A2 of an order for 157 vehicles in six variants. LAV-25, anti-tank, command and control, logistics, mortar and NBCRS.

For those who would like to read the news article, click on the following link:

www.defencetalk.com/ne...013824.php

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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2007 5:12 pm
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Ah! That would explain why I saw what appeared to be an early LAV near the airport this week. I've been used to seeing LAV IIIs/Strykers, but this stood out. I hadn't seen any for a while other than the Saudi ones with the 90mm turret. Are these new-builds or rebuilds? The article implies new vehicles, but I wasn't sure if they still had the tooling for straight LAVs still at GDLS.

Thanks for the info.

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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 5:37 am
Post subject: Re: USMC LAV's

Hi Scott! Hi Folks!

- Scott_Taylor

Are these new-builds or rebuilds? The article implies new vehicles, but I wasn't sure if they still had the tooling for straight LAVs still at GDLS.
Scott

It is my understanding that they are "NEW" LAV-II's. The Marines would rather have LAV-Is, which would have standardized their fleet, but that version is no longer available from GDLS.

Some of the vehicles are replacements but most will be for adding another platoon to each Light Recon Company.

The LAV-II along with the LAV-III and LAV-IV's are currently available.

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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 8:40 am Post subject: Re: USMC LAV's
The LAVs are being upgraded to LAV-A2 standard by the Maintenance Center in Albany. www.ala.usmc.mil/pao/e...grades.asp _________________ Inevitably Jared

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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:27 am
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Hi Jared! Hi Folks!

- Jared

The LAVs are being upgraded to LAV-A2 standard by the Maintenance Center in Albany.

www.ala.usmc.mil/pao/e...grades.asp

That article sounds like a program that is upgrading the OLD LAV-Is to the newer LAV-II/ LAV-A2 standard.

The vehicles I have been talking about are NEW vehicles from GDLS under a contract that when out during FY2006.

Good to hear that the Marines are spending some money on the older vehicles. That will help standardize the fleet and the parts system needed to keep all of them running.
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