Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars

Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars - Military News | News From Afghanistan, Iraq And Around The World - Military Times

Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars

http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2012/10/gannett-mraps-made-difference-in-wars-100112/ Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars By Tom Vanden Brook - USA TODAY Posted : Monday Oct 1, 2012 9:31:50 EDT WASHINGTON — Data collected from roadside explosions in Afghanistan and Iraq show troops in Mine Resistant Ambush Protected trucks are as much as 14 times more likely to survive the blast than those riding in Humvees, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official told USA TODAY. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told the newspaper that the $47 billion spent on the armored trucks has saved lives, allowed troops to gain the upper hand in fighting insurgents, and will counter the threat from improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Asia where they are being shifted. Carter is scheduled to preside at a ceremony Monday at the Pentagon to honor those responsible for building and fielding...

Full article: http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2012/10/gannett-mraps-m...

Tweets

@Orley_J_Pacheco » 02 Oct '12, 5pm
@Military2Career Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars @MilitaryTimes [link]
@Flavio58 » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars: WASHINGTON — Data collected from roadside explosions in Afghani... [link]
@CIAV » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars: WASHINGTON — Data collected from roadside explosions in Af... [link] #sot
@flagman204 » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
Military News Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars #military #Army [link]
@Milifidel » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
@MILIFIDEL Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars: WASHINGTON — Data collected fro... [link] [link]
@ArmedForcesNews » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars [link] Via @MilitaryTimes
@BreakingNewz » 01 Oct '12, 1pm
Military News- Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars: WASHINGTON — Data collected from roadside explos... [link]
@fcbreakingnews » 01 Oct '12, 1pm
Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars [link]
@luv4tn » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars: WASHINGTON — Data collected from roadside explosions ... [link] #military
@markjuelich » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars [link] #Military
@Flag_Works » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
Military News Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars #military #Army [link]
@MilitaryTimes » 01 Oct '12, 2pm
Official says MRAPs made the difference in wars [link]