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A satellite view from 2019 of Humvees and other military vehicles parked at the Kandahar airbase, the main point for the Nato forces inside Afghanistan (Screenshot: Google Earth Pro)
An AM General HMMWV in Iraq. In 1979, AM General began preliminary design work on the M998 Series High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle HMMWV, pronounced Humvee, a 1.25-ton truck intended to replace the M151 and other Light Utility Vehicles. In 1981, the US Army awarded AM General a prototype contract.
After the Gulf War was over, AM General modified the M998 Humvee military version for the civilian marketplace powered by 6.2 L GM Diesel V8 engine. [7] The civilian version of the Humvee, marketed as the Hummer, went on sale in 1992. [5] [8] The interior was largely influenced by semi-trucks.
HMMWV operators U.S. Marine Corps HMMWVs in the Philippines deliver food packs after Typhoon Ketsana, 2009 A HMMWV firing an AGM-114 Hellfire missile U.S. Marines pushing an M1114 HMMWV during a 'Humvee Push' competition, in 2016 Humvee maintenance with engine exposed by Czech Army in Afghanistan A Spanish Navy Marines M-966 equipped with BGM ...
The truck also can be equipped with weapon supports in the cab, cargo tie down hooks, folding troop seats, pioneer tools, winches, and other military accessories. [21] In the Canadian Army these vehicles are nicknamed "Milverado," a portmanteau for Military Silverado, "Milcot" for military commercial off-the-shelf and "Love W" short for LUVW.
The first vehicle in the Hummer range was the Hummer H1, based on the Humvee. Released for the civilian market in 1992, this vehicle was designed by American Motors' AM General subsidiary to meet U.S. Military specifications that were issued in 1979. [38]