Military Sealift Command to Deliver Largest MRAP Shipment
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2007 – In the largest single shipment to date, more than 200 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles were loaded onto USNS Pililaau, a large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ship operated by Military Sealift Command yesterday in Charleston, S.C.
These MRAPs, designed to protect occupants against armor-piercing [...]
The following are several press releases concerning news stories from Iraq and also from the Homeland.
Mine-Resistant Vehicle Production Continues Ahead of ScheduleProduction of mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles continues ahead of schedule, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said here today.
“For the month of October, we had hoped to produce 431 vehicles,” Morrell said during a news conference. [...]
