Humvee Facts: 35 Things To Know About The HMMWV
A U.S. Marine Corps Humvee enters the beach to board a Landing Craft Utility (LCU) 1651 in order to transfer personnel and equipment to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) after completion of certification exercise (CERTEX) in the Coral Sea, August 18, 2017. The Ashland, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG), and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), participated in CERTEX to increase joint capability to respond to a number of potential contingencies. CERTEX was conducted to evaluate the integration of all elements of the BHR ESG testing their combined ability to plan for and execute mission essential tasks.
In April 2011, the US Army released a second request for information (RFI) for the competitive HMMWV recapitalization program. The program is intended to upgrade around 60,000 older model HMMWVs to like-new condition vehicles with high levels of protection. The major contenders BAE Systems, Oshkosh and AM General developed kits for the HMMWV recap program. One of the more recent Humvee facts.