In June 1940, the United States Army needed a 1/4-ton "light reconnaissance vehicle." Of the 135 automakers they asked to submit bids, only three took them up on the offer (Bantam, Willys, and Ford), ...

The U.S. military has utilized many different vehicles throughout the years. Tanks, aircraft, and others have taken on various military operations. But one stands head and shoulders above the rest as ...

An Army Criminal Investigation Division reward poster shows the type of Humvee that was stolen last month from an Army Reserve unit in San Marcos, Texas. (Criminal Investigation Division/Army) An ...

After drafting the final specifications for the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle in 1979, the U.S. Army decided on AM General for the Humvee. The civilian version rolled out in 1992, and the ...

The first time I saw a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, it looked like it had fallen straight from outer space. Compared to the tired Humvees on the lot that it’s intended to replace, the multi-role ...

The military’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), or Humvee to most of us, is a rugged four-wheel drive vehicle designed and manufactured by AM General. In basic trim, the truck ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Army Staff Sgt. Tom Davis never saw the bomb that destroyed his Humvee as he rounded a corner in Ramadi just a week into his second tour in Iraq in 2006. Davis lost a leg and broke his ...