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Humvee Facts: 35 Things To Know About The HMMWV

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International Security Assistance Forces assigned to Forward Operating Base Sweeney, Zabul province, Afghanistan, provide security while supplies are loaded after and air drop from a C-130 Hercules, Feb. 7.
Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson, U.S. Army

The US Army fielded a new variant in 2008 to the National Training Centre; the M-1151A1. The M-1151A1 is fitted with a fragmentation kit 5 (FK 5) and an objective gunner’s protection kit. The two available armor kits are separated into “A” and “B” – the “A” kit is factory installed. The “B” kit provides gapless mine and ballistic protection when combined with the “A” kit.