(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
Mine 
resistant ambush protected vehicles (MRAP) are offloaded from the ... MARINE 
CORPS BASE QUANTICO  The U.S. Marine Corps is in the midst of ... 
explosive devices (IED) that wreaked havoc on U.S. ground forces in Iraq and... [DOC] [TLE] Marine Corps Makes Strong Pitch for 'Sea Bases' [PAR] Since 2002, the Navy and Marine Corps have debated sea basing options as 
alternative means to bring troops close to shore when land bases are not 
accessible.