HMMWV: High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle
A convoy of U.S. Army HMMWVs and heavy equipment forms up on a snow-covered road at Fort Greely, AK on 19 February 1998, during Exercise Northern Edge 98.
Here are the Olive-Drab.com sections and pages with much more about the HMMWV:
- Military HMMWV Variants
- Up-Armored HMMWVs
- HMMWV Avenger Air Defense System
- HMMWV Weapons: Machine Guns & Mounts
- Buying Military HMMWVs
- HMMWV Military Parts
- HMMWV Options and Information
- HMMWV Internet Resources
- History of the AM General HMMWV
- HMMWV Photos
- HMMWV Ambulance Photos
For a comprehensive history of the HMMWV, go to the Olive-Drab.com page HMMWV History. Also, this link takes you to AM General., the company that manufactures the HMMWV, the civilian Hummer, and makes and remanufactures 6x6 military trucks.
HMMWV equipped with Avenger, a lightweight, highly mobile, and transportable surface-to-air missile/gun weapon system. Avenger is designed to counter hostile cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, and low-flying, high-speed, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters attacking or transiting friendly airspace.
Recommended Books about the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV)
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