The truck was a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected truck (MRAP) – a 16-ton behemoth that came to be regarded as the soldier's lifeboat in Iraq, its V-shaped hull saving lives by deflecting the ...

Armored military vehicles have been spotted operating near the San Luis Port of Entry near Yuma as part of an ongoing joint ...

for its role in failing to act on an urgent plea for Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles to replace vulnerable Humvees. The result, USA TODAY found in 2007, was a months-long delay in ...

According to statistics compiled by United States Central Command (CENTCOM ... through JB MDL now complete an improved, comprehensive MRAP driver's training program, including additional time ...

or MRAP, to exit Iraq being loaded aboard a ship for transport back to the United States. The Caiman Plus MRAP vehicle, which exited Iraq at Khabari Crossing, Dec. 18, 2011, with Company C ...

The MRAP is built by several manufacturers with ... In 1940, just before the United States entered into WWII, the War Department had sent calls for a new light tactical vehicle.

This resulted in the creation of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, or MRAPs. MRAP development began in the early aughts, and since then, the U.S. military has purchased nearly 28,000 MRAPs ...

Armored MRAP vehicles are essential for modern military operations, offering both unmatched protection and powerful offensive capabilities. Explore the top MRAP vehicles, such as the BMC Kirpi and ...

In “The MRAP Boondoggle,” Chris Rohlfs and Ryan Sullivan argue ... War II Battle of Iwo Jima after the first week of fighting and concluding that the United States could have saved a lot of money on ...

In assessing the effectiveness of the MRAP program, the Joint Program Office made significant ... Now, with a new era of budget cutting dawning on the Pentagon, every dollar that the United States ...

Dallas County commissioners have authorized a sheriff's department request for M14s, M16s and an armored personnel carrier ...

Amber waves of grain, apple pie, and mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles. After all, assures Pulaski County Sheriff Michael Gayer, "the United States of America has become a war zone." ...