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NEWS ABOUT: Humvees

Humvees stories: 10 news summaries

 In Iraq, Hummer's 
 the Hottest Ride 

While 20,000 patrol the streets, 20 civilian Hummers are setting a trend

Mar 30, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - An American military icon has become all the rage in war-weary Baghdad: the Hummer. With at least 20,000 military Humvees on the road, the civilian version seems an unlikely symbol for auto-elitism, but a dealership run by two brothers indicates otherwise. They estimate they've sold 20 H3s in the... More »

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Iraq • Baghdad • Humvees • General Motors • Hummer • Hummer H3 • war in Iraq

Troops in Iraq Face Final Challenge: Moving Out

US military prepares to remove equipment from Iraq

Mar 16, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - As the US military reduces its presence in Iraq, it faces the logistical challenge of moving all the equipment it brought to the country during the nearly six-year war effort, the Los Angeles Times reports. Unlike personnel, much of the equipment used in Iraq will remain in the region, stored... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • Iran • Middle East • Humvees • Qatar • Kuwait • tanks • MRAP • Iraq war • Central Command

Pentagon Kept Humvees Despite Known IED Threat

Officials delayed switch to safer vehicles: report

Dec 9, 08 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Military leaders knew before the Iraq war that roadside bombs would threaten troops, but they still dragged their heels on adopting vehicles more resistant to IEDs, a Pentagon investigation has found. In 2005 officials stopped processing an urgent request from field commanders for vehicles called MRAPs, whose height and hull... More »

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Pentagon • Humvees • IED • soldier • MRAP • Marine • Iraq war • investigations

 Haters, Gas Fail to
 Crush Hummer Pride

Soaring fuel may be stunting sales, but owners won't surrender

Jul 27, 08 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, the Hummer may be going the way of the dinosaur: Sales are down 40% this year on soaring gas and an eco-image problem, and GM is looking to ditch its troubled brand. But for owners, the AP reports, outsized pride remains part of the package. "It definitely sparks... More »

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Humvees • General Motors • Hummer • fuel costs • automobile • Jeep

 Hero Soldier's Parents 
 Accept Medal of Honor 

Teen killed smothering grenade, saving comrades' lives

Jun 2, 08 1:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ross McGinnis, a 19-year-old private who sacrificed his life in Iraq, was awarded the Medal of Honor today in a White House ceremony. Rather than fleeing a grenade an insurgent threw at his Humvee, McGinnis dived on it, saving four other soldiers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. His son "... More »

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Iraq • Humvees • US Army • casualties • Medal of Honor • Ross McGinnis

Laser-Humvee Will Hunt IEDs

Boeing's 'Laser Avenger' diffuses bombs with a super-hot beam

Nov 24, 07 2:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Boeing has developed a laser-equipped Humvee designed to disarm IEDs, CNET's military tech blog reports. The weapon system, known as the “Laser Avenger,” consists of a 1-kilowatt laser added to an anti-aircraft Humvee-mounted missile turret, and can neutralize a bomb by shooting the super-hot laser into it until... More »

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Humvees • Boeing • IED • laser • Iraq war

How 1st-Year Students See the World

Annual list reveals mindset of this year's college freshmen

Aug 21, 07 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Humvees are always a mere down payment away, and it's only natural to see stadiums named after big corporations. Your source of info on '60s icons is Oliver Stone movies and anything else you need to know comes right from "The Daily Show." Don't worry; you’re not... More »

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travel • bottled water • Humvees • General Motors • Rush Limbaugh • list • Michael Moore • Pete Rose • Berlin Wall • Beloit College • mindset • Tom McBride • Nelson Mandela • Mindset List

Heel-Dragging on Humvees Cost Lives

Officers in Iraq pled with Pentagon for
years to replace dangerous vehicles

Jul 17, 07 11:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Officers in Iraq have been begging the Pentagon to replace their vulnerable Humvees with mine-proof MRAPs for years, but to no avail. Now senators Joe Biden and Kit Bond estimate that 700 lives could have been saved if the Pentagon had shipped out the MRAPs earlier, and USA Today reports... More »

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Pentagon • Humvees • MRAP

Bombs Force Troops to Hoof It

Fearsome devices call vehicle defenses into question

Jun 22, 07 1:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Roadside bombs are now so powerful and plentiful in Baghdad that US soldiers are leaving their vehicles behind and patrolling on foot. Militant-planted explosively formed penetrators, or EFPs, can blow through the strongest Humvees and tanks, and the decision to "dismount" from the vehicles is coming from both commanders... More »

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Iraq • military • Humvees • roadside bomb • Iraq death toll • bomb • explosion • Iraq war

Baghdad Merchants
Beg to Differ
With McCain

Say sunny security assessment is phony

Apr 3, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Of course John McCain found Baghdad's central market perfectly safe during his weekend visit: He came with 100 soldiers in armored Humvees, backed by attack helicopters and sharpshooters. In a follow-up visit, Kirk Semple of the New York Times found merchants  incredulous at the Congressional delegation's sunny description of the... More »

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Iraq • War on Terror • Congress • John McCain • Middle East • terrorism • Republican • sectarian violence • Baghdad • Humvees • Mike Pence • security • market • Election 2008

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