A new report, written by Marine Corps whistleblower Franz Gayl, recounts in painstaking detail the missteps that delayed the fielding of bomb-resistant vehicles to Iraq. The Mine Resistant Ambush ...

Are Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles the answer to Explosively Formed Penetrators, the armor-piercing bombs that are becoming increasingly common in Iraq? The vast majority of IEDs ...

In “The MRAP Boondoggle,” Chris Rohlfs and Ryan Sullivan argue that mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles are a colossal waste of money. To be sure, the MRAP program is a big, almost irresistible ...

Famous for saving lives in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon’s blast-deflecting, improvised explosive device (IED)-stopping Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP) are headed to Ukraine. The ...

Geez, this is unusual. I find myself in nearly complete agreement with one of the bloggers at TAPPED, the group blog run by the American Prospect. Robert Farley posts there today with a really ...

Fire, flying metal fragments and burning hot explosive materials could not stop them… despite being on the receiving end of a massive roadside bomb attack did not kill soldiers at times riding in the ...

For U.S. troops in Iraq, May was the worst month since 2004, with 126 killed. The summer months may be worse, given a new Pentagon assessment concluding the surge is not reducing violence. Now a ...

At more than 8 feet tall and weighing more than 33,000 pounds, Fort Jackson's newest addition definitely leaves an impression. But last week, approximately 20 Soldiers, Sailors and civilians faced the ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon will replace its aging-and-deadly Humvees with a fleet of combat trucks that reflect lessons learned in lives and limbs in Iraq and Afghanistan. Oshkosh Truck has won a three ...