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vehicles are trickling into Iraq, airlifted to the country by
C-5 and C-17s from the US Navy's completion center in South
Carolina, where they are fitted with 'government furnished equipment'
such as CREW type
IED jammers, radios and accessories. The first examples
from each model are delivered to the MRAP training center at
Camp Liberty, western Baghdad where drivers and mechanics are
trained through a 40 hour orientation course, before they are
delivered to the combat units. Sofar the USMC has fielded Force
Protection Cougar based 4x4 and 6x6 MRAPs while the Army is
fielding the MaxxPro from International in 4x4 configurations.
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Further models currently in production include the Caiman from
BAE Systems' division Stewart & Stevenson, 6x6 RG-33s, also
from BAE Systems and 4x4 RG-31 Mk5s originally developed by
BAE System's South African subsidiary OMC and being delivered
by General Dynamics Land Systems' Canada, primarily to the US
Special Operations Command.
The MRAPs are currently being fielded to units who need them
the most and operate in areas with the highest threat, officials
said. Although the Humvee is not expected to be phased out anytime
soon, the MRAPs will begin to take its place as a new standard
Army vehicle.
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