$3 billion task: Getting gear home
By Bethany Crudele - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Oct 1, 2012 8:37:36 EDT
Marine Corps Logistics Command faces one of the most daunting challenges of the coming year or two: Bring home the tens of thousands of weapons, vehicles and gear, large and small, from Afghanistan; repair or replace them; and get the new or refurbished items back to the fleet as it prepares for the pivot to the Asia-Pacific region.