Sgt. Matthew Edmonds, a Army Reserve mechanic with the 342nd Military Police Company (Combat Support), out of Columbus, Ohio, reaches deep into an engine compartment while working on an M117 Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) during a maintenance course hosted by the 99th Readiness Division in Schenectady, New York, March 14, 2018. This is the first maintenance course in the Army Reserve designed specifically for the ASV, which has hydraulic components and maintenance procedures that are unlike most other Army vehicles. The ASV is designed to resist the impact of roadside bombs while ope
Sgt. Matthew Edmonds, a Army Reserve mechanic with the 342nd Military Police Company (Combat Support), out of Columbus, Ohio, reaches deep into an engine compartment while working on an M117 Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) during a maintenance course hosted by the 99th Readiness Division in Schenectady, New York, March 14, 2018. This is the first maintenance course in the Army Reserve designed specifically for the ASV, which has hydraulic components and maintenance procedures that are unlike most other Army vehicles. The ASV is designed to resist the impact of roadside bombs while operating in urban environments. Its mounting systems allow the ASV to hold an M2 .50-caliber machine gun, a MK-19 grenade launcher and an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon at the same time.
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