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August 23, 2009

Military Muscle


Above: Saw this beast rolling down I-5 this week in San Diego. I'm not clear what this is. Sort of looks like an updated Humber Pig. It must be pretty heavy, as that's a 10 ton truck towing it on a low-boy, if I'm not mistaken. Update: This is a 10 passenger 4x4 Cougar - a Mine Protected Armored Patrol Vehicle. "As of June 2006, there are more than 130 Cougars and Buffalos in Afghanistan and Iraq. Since their deployment to Iraq in 2003 the Cougar and Buffalo vehicles employed with explosive ordnance disposal teams and engineers units have taken about 1,000 IED hits without a loss of life..."

Above: I shot this CH-53E at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station near San Diego this week. The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military.


Above: I shot this CH-46 at Miramar Marine Corps Air Station near San Diego this week. The Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight dual rotor helicopter is significantly smaller than the dual rotor Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter. Aside from the size difference, the easiest way to distinguish between the two is the smaller sponsons on the CH-46.

Posted by Rob Kiser on August 23, 2009 at 12:02 AM

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