Over 5000 MRAP’s Delivered To Central Command
Air Force airmen from the 386th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron’s aerial port flight secure mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to the flooring of a C-17 Globemaster III cargo bay Feb. 8, 2008, at an air base in the Persian Gulf region. Photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Patrick Dixon American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 9, 2008 [...]
USMC: Gen. Conway Cuts MRAP Request By 1300 Vehicles
Marine Corps Commandant James T. Conway has decided to significantly reduce the order for MRAPs for use in Iraq due to a drop in violence and the Corps desire to remain light and flexible enabling it’s forces to respond quickly. The DoD press release spells out more reasons for the reduction and detailing one of [...]