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C-17 delivers first M-ATVs to Afghanistan


Staff report
Posted : Friday Oct 2, 2009 14:16:02 EDT

A C-17 Globemaster III delivered the new version of the mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle, known as M-ATVs, to Afghanistan on Oct. 1, one day after leaving Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.

The M-ATVs, which support small-unit combat operations in rural, mountainous and urban environments, are the first to arrive in Afghanistan. Three hundred to 500 M-ATVs are expected to be airlifted there each month through December.

Plans call for more than 6,600 M-ATVs to be fielded during the next year, according to an Air Force news release.

The M-ATV carries up to five people and is designed to replace the up-armored Humvee in Afghanistan.



Senior Airman Susan Tracy / Air Force A mine-resistant ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle sits on the tarmac Oct. 1 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, after being offloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III less than a day after leaving Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.

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