Military Vehicles?

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Anybody know what the modern version of a lightweight jeep-type military vehicle is called?
I've found descriptions of different types of HUMVEES, but I am overwhelmed by the number of them. I'm looking for the name of what is used just to get around on a base-something non-armored?
 

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It would probably be a militarized version of a civilian light truck. Do a search on COMBATT to see if that's what you're looking for.
 

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Unless its on the proverbial war front, in the trenches so to speak, the soldiers are probably going to get around in SUVs and cars. Humvees are costly to operate, break down a lot and aren't very comfortable.

You might check army.mil and globalsecurity.org if you're looking for something very specific.
 

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Drove all over Guantanamo Bay, Naples, IT, Charleston, SC bases in a pickup, a utility van, and a Ford POS (Escort, then Taurus).

No fancy paint jobs, Government plates, sometimes a stenciled number or base identifier on the trunk or door.
 

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For running just around the post, the individual soldiers are very likely just to use their "POVs" (personally owned vehicles) if they're on a CONUS post (can't speak for overseas, though). Whenever I had to run paperwork to battallion, which was about three miles away, or coordinate training sites with other units, I always used my car to get there. If it was something more official, like driving the commander around or doing staff duty, then it was a military vehicle. And especially if it was going to any of the training sites, every vehicle had to be military. The company commander would likely be in a HMMV, and they'd use the HMMV.

I know there are all different types of HMMVs, but in all liklihood, you probably don't need to be more specific than to call it a "Humvee." The reader won't have any trouble figuring that out. I was in a transportation unit, and we usually called the vehicles by their numbers, like my platoon's deuce and half--It was always "Oh-Two." The vehicle for the commander was always "The commander's vehicle."