As the lead service for the Joint Armored Wheeled System (JAWS), theMarine Corps used RDT&E, Navy funds to develop the system. Several thousand

units have been fielded and JAWS is no longer in production. The Marine

Corps purchased its units with the Marine Corps Procurement appropriation,

while the Army purchased its units with its Weapons and Tracked Combat

Vehicle Procurement, Army (W&TCV Procurement, Army) appropriation. A product

improvement effort is underway to improve the maintainability of JAWS.

The

procurement of the modification kits required to incorporate this product

improvement into fielded JAWS units effort should be funded with:

a. RDT&E, Navy

b. Operations & Maintenance, Marine Corps

c. Marine Corps Procurement and W&TCV Procurement, Army

d. Operations & Maintenance, Army