The\u00a0Marine Corps<\/a>‘ long-awaited\u00a0Joint Light Tactical Vehicle<\/a>\u00a0is expected to start hitting the fleet next year, but not all of its parts will be fresh off the assembly line.<\/p>\n A harvesting effort is underway to salvage\u00a0Humvee<\/a>\u00a0parts that can be fitted onto the\u00a0JLTV<\/a>. The strategy has long been part of the plan as the service phases out the unpopular Humvee for the JLTV, a faster vehicle with better armor to protect Marines from roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n See, Marines don’t steal things from other branches of the service…they “Harvest” them.<\/p>\n “It’s our responsibility … to be good stewards of taxpayer money, so if we have equipment that is in good condition, we should go ahead and use it,” Kevin Marion, a logistics management specialist in Infantry Weapons, said in the release.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I wonder if SNCO’s are still teaching Lt’s the meaning of “plausible deniability” when it comes to “harvesting” equipment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![](\"https:\/\/images03.military.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/full\/public\/2018-07\/Marine-Corps-Transparent-Armor-Gun-Shield-1800.jpg?itok=P1YWtCR9\"){kind=spacer}