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Military Safety
The Safety of Our Military Vehicles in Combat

The Safety of Our Military Vehicles in Combat

What does the word safety mean? Does it mean protecting yourself from harm? Safety should convey a feeling that you are secure in your current position, whether that is physical, emotional or psychological? Safety means different things to daifferent people. Safety is “the state of being safe; freedom from the risk of injury, danger, or loss” (Merriam-Webster dictionary online, n.d.).One group that stands out for being safety conscious is our military servicemen and women. They put their lives on the line everyday so that Americans can feel safe. Our military men and women should feel safe in the vehicle that they travel in 90 percent of the time. What can be done to make their Humvees safer? Improvements should be made to their equipment as the times change. Since its first introduction in 1979, many improvements have been made to the Humvee to increase military safety.

The Humvee is the most versatile vehicle in use no only by the U.S. Army, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and the Navy, which is scattered throughout not only overseas but throughout the United States. The Humvee offers exceptional agility, mobility, as well as exceptional speed. It is built on a multipurpose platform made to accommodate a wide range of configurations. It features a full-time four wheel drive, an independent suspension, the ability to approach and depart on steep angles, as well as 16 inches of grounded clearance.

Although it was released in 1979 to the military, preliminary design work on the M998 Series High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV also pronounced Humvee) began in 1981 with Am General receiving the prototype contract from the U.S. Army. After a five-month development and operational testing phase, this 1.25 ton truck was intended to replace the previous M151 and other lighter tactical vehicles. The U.S. Army in August



References: AM General (2012) Company History Retrieved from http://www.amgeneral.com/corporate/history.php Bacon, L. (2012, February 6) Safety, cost cuts help JLTV overtake Humvee. The Army Times. Retrieved from: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/02/army-jltv-safety-cost-cuts-help-overtake-humvee-020612w/ Military Factory (2009) HMMWV M1114 UAH (Up-Armored Humvee) Up-Armored HMMWV Armament Carried. Military Factory. Retrieved from http://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=115 Robinson, Rick (2005) Better, Stronger, Faster: New Military Vehicle Will Improve Safety and Efficiency for Marine Corps. Research Horizons Magazine. Retrieved from: http://gtresearchnews.gatech.edu/newsrelease/ultra.htm Safety (n.d.) In Merriam-Webster dictionary online. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety

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