Stunning Images Of MRAP Vehicles

A Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is entrenched in the sand during a recovery exercise as part of the advanced MRAP course aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 12, 2013. The advanced MRAP course enables the students to become more familiar with their vehicles by inserting them in realistic training scenarios.

A Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected MRAP vehicle is entrenched in the sand during a recovery exercise as part of the advanced MRAP course aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 29 Palms, Calif. These MRAP vehicle images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

A Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is entrenched in the sand during a recovery exercise as part of the advanced MRAP course aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 12, 2013. The advanced MRAP course enables the students to become more familiar with their vehicles by inserting them in realistic training scenarios.

A Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is entrenched in the sand during a recovery exercise as part of the advanced MRAP course aboard US Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 29 Palms, Calif.

A Mine Resistant, Armored Protected, or MRAP armored vehicle with mine rollers, prepares for a route clearing patrol mission after heavy snowfall in Parwan Province, Afghanistan.

A Mine Resistant, Armored Protected, or MRAP armored vehicle with mine rollers, prepares for a route clearing patrol mission after heavy snowfall in Parwan Province, Afghanistan.

Senior Airman Michael Van Deusen, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron quick reaction force, gets out of a mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle during patrol, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2016. Freedom’s Sentinel, the follow-on to Enduring Freedom, is the continuing U.S. effort to train, advise and assist Afghan security forces as well as conduct counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan.

Senior Airman Michael Van Deusen, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron quick reaction force, gets out of a mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle during patrol, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

A soldier with an African partner nation gets into a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at a training site, Nov. 23, 2016. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF taught classes and participated in practical application exercises to enhance both nations’ logistics and engineering capabilities during the nine-week training mission. U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa Command support operations, contingencies and security cooperation in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility.

A soldier with an African partner nation gets into a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at a training site. These MRAP vehicle images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

he Force Protection Cougar Ambulance, a modified mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, was designed specifically for the Marine Corps for timely and efficient medical evacuation. The vehicle is useful in a combat zone for effectively transporting casualties when an aerial medical evacuation is unavailable.

The Force Protection Cougar Ambulance, a modified mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, was designed specifically for the Marine Corps for timely and efficient medical evacuation.

A row of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles are ready and waiting in lots maintained by the 401st Field Support Brigade on Oct. 22, 2016 at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The 401st AFSB is a forward presence of the U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) that provides equipment and material for troops all over U.S. Central Command’s area of operations.

A row of Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles are ready and waiting in lots maintained by the 401st Field Support Brigade at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

Two mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAP vehicles, negotiate an uneven road passing through a wash bed on the Task Force Warrior off-road driver training course at Camp Roberts, Calif., on June 26, 2011.

Two mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAP vehicles, negotiate an uneven road passing through a wash bed on the Task Force Warrior off-road driver training course at Camp Roberts, Calif.

A mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, or MRAP vehicle, barrels down a dirt road at the Task Force Warrior off-road driver training course at Camp Roberts, Calif., June 26, 2011.

A mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, or MRAP vehicle, barrels down a dirt road at the Task Force Warrior off-road driver training course at Camp Roberts, Calif. These MRAP vehicle images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

U.S. Marines with Military Police Company, Maintenance Battalion, drive a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, Sept. 20, 2008. The Marines were going through an MRAP course, offered by Force Protection Inc., where they learn how to overcome different terrain situations and become comfortable drivers.

U.S. Marines with Military Police Company, Maintenance Battalion, drive a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq.

Soldiers operating with coalition special operations forces dig out a vehicle stuck in the snow in Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan, Feb. 20. During the winter months portions of Afghanistan can accumulate up to four feet of snow, affecting Combined Forces' operations support of the government of Afghanistan. Vehicle recovery efforts demonstrate coalition forces dedication to the government of Afghanistan and maintaining stability in the region.

Soldiers operating with coalition special operations forces dig out a vehicle stuck in the snow in Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan.

Senior Airman Michael Van Deusen, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron quick reaction force, gets out of a mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Sept. 27, 2016. Freedom’s Sentinel, the follow-on to Enduring Freedom, is the continuing U.S. effort to train, advise and assist Afghan security forces as well as conduct counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan.

Senior Airman Michael Van Deusen, 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron quick reaction force, gets out of a mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicle, Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery drives a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle off a rail car during rail offload at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Sept. 25, 2016. The 200 pieces of equipment that arrived on the train will be used for Raptor Fury, a month-long training exercise to validate the mission readiness of 16th Combat Aviation Brigade with support from nearly 1,500 7th Infantry Division Soldiers.

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery drives a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle off a rail car. These MRAP vehicle images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephen Bardo, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, observes as a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicle tows another MRAP during the advanced MRAP course aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 12, 2013. The advanced MRAP course enables the students to become more familiar with their vehicles by inserting them in realistic training scenarios.

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Stephen Bardo, a rifleman with India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, observes as a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicle tows another MRAP.

A mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) all-terrain vehicle (M-ATV) from the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron sits on the flightline at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, May 05, 2016. Security Forces members at KAF are responsible for the security of more than 150 aircraft and $2.2 billion of resources.

A mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) all-terrain vehicle (M-ATV) from the 451st Expeditionary Support Squadron sits on the flightline at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

A U.S. Marine Corps Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 (-) Reinforced (CLB-2 (-) REIN), Combat Logistics Regiment 15 awaits the return trip from (Forward) Operating Base Jackson to Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan Sept. 24, 2012. CLB-2 (-) REIN provided tactical and logistical support to 1 Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) in order to enable and support operations in the region.

A U.S. Marine Corps Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle with Combat Logistics Battalion 2 (-) Reinforced (CLB-2 (-) REIN), Combat Logistics Regiment 15 awaits the return trip from (Forward) Operating Base Jackson to Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

A gunner with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. The unit supports defense of the U.S. Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan.

A gunner with Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle at one of the entry points to the U.S. Consulate Herat in Herat province, Afghanistan. These MRAP vehicle images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle undergoes test operation procedures with an Electronic Stability Control system at the South Combat Aircraft Loading Apron aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015. The tests were conducted by contractors with TRAX International to determine steering performance capabilities that included turning ability, sweeping paths, drifting, dead-engine steering, pivot turning, rollover prevention and overall performance.

A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle undergoes test operation procedures with an Electronic Stability Control system at the South Combat Aircraft Loading Apron aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.

Mine resistant ambush protected vehicles from the Zabul Agribusiness Development Team and the Romanian 280th Mechanized Infantry Battalion are lined along Highway 1 during a joint mission near Haji Sultan, Afghanistan.

Mine resistant ambush protected vehicles from the Zabul Agribusiness Development Team and the Romanian 280th Mechanized Infantry Battalion are lined along Highway 1 during a joint mission near Haji Sultan, Afghanistan.

A Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicle tows another MRAP during the advanced MRAP course aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 12, 2013. The advanced MRAP course enables the students to become more familiar with their vehicles by inserting them in realistic training scenarios.

A Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected (MRAP) All Terrain Vehicle tows another MRAP during the advanced MRAP course aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 29 Palms, Calif.

A convoy of U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group and mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicles patrol a road Oct. 6, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 820th BDG simulated a deployed environment at the military operations in an urban terrain village showcasing a variety of capabilities to include detecting improvised explosive devices and securing hostile areas during Maj. Gen. Scott Zobrist's, 9th Air Force commander, first official visit to the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing since taking command in May 2016. He was accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Frank H. Batten III, 9th Air Force command chief.

A convoy of U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group and mine-resistant, ambush protected vehicles patrol a road at Moody Air Force Base, Ga.  These MRAP vehicle images were photographed by military veterans and service members.

Capability Set (CS) 13 equipment and software was integrated into five Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle variants prior to delivering the vehicles and systems to the 3rd and 4th Brigade Combat Teams from the 10th Mountain Division to begin new equipment training prior to deploying with CS 13 assets in 2013.

Capability Set 13 equipment and software was integrated into five Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle variants prior to delivering the vehicles and systems to the 3rd and 4th Brigade Combat Teams from the 10th Mountain Division.

An Iraqi army engineer practices ground-guiding during mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle training at Camp Taji, Iraq, July 12, 2015. Through advise and assist and build partner capacity missions, the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve’s multinational coalition has trained more than 10,000 Iraqi security force personnel to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

An Iraqi army engineer practices ground-guiding during mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle training at Camp Taji, Iraq.

USACE’s Kandahar-based MRAP team hoists Lt. Col. Douglas Hoenig into an all-terrain vehicle during a training exercise where Hoenig is the simulated casualty.

USACE’s Kandahar-based MRAP team hoists Lt. Col. Douglas Hoenig into an all-terrain vehicle during a training exercise where Hoenig is the simulated casualty.

Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, and the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., load MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles onto a C-17 from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., Aug. 11, 2014. Air mobility is a key part of Operation Enduring Freedom’s ongoing retrograde of people and equipment throughout Afghanistan as Dec. 31, 2014, approaches. Bagram Air Field is the busiest aerial port in the Department of Defense.

Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Aerial Port Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, and the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., load MRAP All-Terrain Vehicles onto a C-17 from McChord Air Force Base, Wash. You might also like the Stryker land vehicle. See all military images.