BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- The Army Field Support Battalion-Afghanistan, 401st Army Field Support Brigade, fielded more than 150 new MaxxPro A4 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP ...

Through Oct. 1, 938 MRAPs in Afghanistan had been turned into scrap, according to the Defense Logistics Agency. The first to be crunched were older models and those damaged in bombings or wrecks.

The vehicle saved soldiers in Iraq. Now it's getting a $2 billion makeover for Afghanistan.

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 ...

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - According to Army statistics, 144 non-hostile related Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle rollover incidents were reported from Nov. 1 2007, through March 31 ...

Problem is, MRAPs are poorly suited for Afghanistan, where the roads are narrow, primitive and poorly maintained. That is, when there *are *roads.

The military estimates that airlifting each MRAP into Afghanistan costs $135,000 — and there currently are 1,800 MRAPs in the country. “The key here is survivability," Irwin said.

They're free. Mostly. Which is a pretty good deal considering a fully tricked-out MRAP with bomb-signal jammers, radios and a .50-caliber machine gun in the turret can run about $1 million.

KABUL, Afghanistan - While it can be easy to get caught up in the people, the landscapes, the villages, the cities and the children that appear out the window as you travel through Afghanistan ...

The blue dome of a mosque stands out in the middle of nowhere in Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan - When you are traveling for hundreds of miles in Afghanistan, there is a good chance the scenery ...

FORWARD OPERATING BASE AIRBORNE, Afghanistan – They’re billed as lifesavers, but soldiers here say the mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles (MRAPs) are not all they’re cracked… ...

Through Oct. 1, 938 MRAPs in Afghanistan had been turned into scrap, according to the Defense Logistics Agency. The first to be crunched were older models and those damaged in bombings or wrecks.