page_title: Humvee replacement process
section_title: Short term
hierarchical_section_title: Humvee replacement process / Short term
caption_attribution_description: English: The first shipments of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles arrived at Camp Liberty in western Baghdad and are being fielded to units who operate in areas with the highest threat levels. These are the first of an estimated 7,000 MRAP vehicles expected in theater by early summer. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Mark B. Matthews, 27th Public Affairs Detachment) Sourced from: [1]
context_page_description: The Humvee replacement process, undertaken by the U.S. military, was an effort to replace the current AM General Humvee multi-purpose motor vehicle. The Humvee had evolved several times since its introduction in 1984, and is now used in tactical roles for which it was not originally intended. The U.S. military pursued several initiatives to replace it, both in the short and long term. The short-term replacement efforts utilize commercial off-the-shelf vehicles, while the long-term efforts focused on building requirements for the Humvee replacement and technology research and evaluation in the form of various prototype vehicles.
  After going through the replacement process, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle was chosen as the successor.
context_section_description: In the short term, Humvees that were in service in Iraq were replaced by Category 1 MRAP (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) armored vehicles, primarily the Force Protection Cougar H and the International MaxxPro. The United States Marine Corps replaced all Humvees patrolling "outside the wire" with MRAP vehicles.  The U.S. military began procuring a lighter vehicle under the MRAP All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) program in 2009.
caption: International MaxxPro Category 1 MRAP
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