(Kelly of the Clue Crew stands next to a huge land vehicle at the Marine Corps Base at Quantico, VA.)  To protect Marines from insurgent IEDs, the MRAP vehicle has a V-shaped this, a term more associated with ships, to disperse blast force
The security 
force detained the facilitator, who is linked to IED attacks that have ... this morning 
using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, ...... Jim, then a major in the 
USMC, had the honor to retire his big brother, Thurmond said.