The armored-vehicle unit is somewhat more subject to shocks as overseas wars end, but the installed base of vehicles will need to be maintained and upgraded, providing opportunities even if development of next-generation vehicles is delayed.

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One soldier in the 58th Armored Field Artillery was known to have the best kept rifle in the unit.

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The Marine unit was sent to Samarra to keep traffic from interfering with an armored column approaching Tikrit, Brig.

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Chasing remnants of the Iraqi 10th Armored Division and blocking key bridges over the Tigris River, Newland's unit has been zig-zagging across central and eastern Iraq for a week now.

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In addition to employing its counterterrorism unit, the FBI brought out a full array of military-style equipment, including armored personnel carriers and combat rifles.

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