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SEARCHMENUSEARCHThe Florida Forest Service is waging its war on forest fires with the help of an armored tactical vehicle that the agency acquired from the federal government through the military surplus program.
Read More →The Moorestown (Pa.) Police Department has decided against acquiring a military vehicle from the federal surplus program following resistance from its residents.
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President Obama wants to tighten standards covering the granting of surplus military equipment and vehicles to municipal and county law enforcement agencies.
Read More →A small rural Minnesota community has acquired two semi-tractors and a tanker trailer from a state agency to facilitate a partnership with local farms. Cold Spring obtained the equipment for less than $15,000.
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President Barack Obama has ordered a review of the federal program that allows local police departments to acquire surplus military equipment.
Read More →The Saginaw County (Mich.) Sheriff's Department has acquired a military surplus truck for some of the toughest situations deputies may encounter. Sheriff William Federspiel has taken delivery of a Mine Resistant Ambush Proof (MRAP) vehicle once used by the U.S. Army.
Read More →In the past month, police departments have been adding armored vehicles to their fleets. These are surplus vehicles from the military, usually obtained at little or no cost to the police departments.
Read More →BROOKSVILLE, KY – Bracken County Sheriff’s Office is receiving two free Humvee vehicles and a generator through a federal program that provides surplus military equipment, according to the Ledger Independent.
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