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    Marine Corps backpacks to be made in Puerto Rico

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. defense contractor says it will make the next generation of Marine Corps backpacks at its manufacturing facilities in Puerto Rico.

    Alliant Techsystems says its Eagle Industries unit received the five-year, $50 million contract from the Marine Corps Systems Command. Eagle has plants in the southwestern Puerto Rican town of Lares and the west coast city of Mayaguez.

    Alliant announced the contract Monday. The company says in a statement that the new backpack is designed to be more efficient and work better with the body armor that Marines wear in the field.

    Alliant is based in Arlington, Virginia.

     

    10 comments

    • R.T.  •  7 mths ago
      At least they did not say RED CHINA/ Walmart.
      • Denton Quinteroo 7 mths ago
        Don't know about "RED CHINA", but most of them do say "made in China" at least.
    • Sabre  •  7 mths ago
      Aye cono!
    • johnr  •  7 mths ago
      Great example of the government's commitment to American jobs creation. Another freaking sell out! What a screw job.
      • CommonCents 7 mths ago
        Puerto Rico is a US Territory moron....
      • Denton Quinteroo 7 mths ago
        A US territory that doesn't pay taxes but enjoys the majority of rights the rest of the states do...
      • up yuose 7 mths ago
        just like CEO's
    • Matthew  •  7 mths ago
      I served with many good Marines who were Puerto Ricans.
    • Tom  •  7 mths ago
      Before everybody gets all up in arms, this is not shipping jobs overseas. Puerto Rico is an American Commonwealth who pay american taxes. Glad to see PR getting some more revenue after the loss of Rooseveldt Roads.
      • Sabre 7 mths ago
        Wrong Tom.
        Only certain Puerto Ricans are required to file federal income taxes. According to the Internal Revenue Service:

        In general, United States citizens and resident aliens who are bona fide residents of Puerto Rico during the entire tax year, which for most individuals is January 1 to December 31, are only required to file a U.S. federal income tax return if they have income sources outside of Puerto Rico or if they are employees of the U.S. government. Bona fide residents of Puerto Rico generally do not report income received from sources within Puerto Rico on their U.S. income tax return.

        Yes, Puerto Rican's are Americans.
        The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States, an organized unincorporated territory.
    • TeeBag  •  7 mths ago
      This will be real popular with people who think anyone of Hispanic origin is an illegal immigrant. Puerto Ricans have fought and died for the United States in most 20th and 21st century wars, if not all of them. The United States conquered their lands and incorporated them into the territories of the United States. Turns out they suffered from US immigration, not the reverse.
    • Joseph  •  7 mths ago
      dont you think that it would be nice if PR becomes a STATE FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    • StevemM  •  7 mths ago
      Meh, no wonder unemployments high......
      • Denton Quinteroo 7 mths ago
        There's a multitude of reasons, not just defense contracts. lol...
    • Wolfman Jones  •  7 mths ago
      That's nice, they have job's, the former Marines here do not. We need jobs here, not where they will not get paid what we would.
    • Vince  •  7 mths ago
      This is probably because all the available workers that need a job are busy protesting.
      • Denton Quinteroo 7 mths ago
        Heh, a $50 million contract for mainland-US labor would produce what...20...25 assault packs for the Marines?
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