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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to workers at the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle Harrison Street production facility in Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 12, 2009. The design of the vehicle, known as an M-ATV, combines the crew protection warfighters have come to expect in MRAP vehicles with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain.

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates speaks to workers at the MRAP-All Terrain Vehicle Harrison Street production facility in Oshkosh, Wis., Nov. 12, 2009. The design of the vehicle, known as an M-ATV, combines the crew protection warfighters have come to expect in MRAP vehicles with the extreme mobility and durability needed to negotiate mountainous off-road terrain.

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