NCO Charged In Destruction Of Three Humvees
 

The US Army has charged an NCO following an Investigation into the destruction of three Humvees during an Air Drop Exercise in Italy.


Soldier Charged in Humvees' Free-Fall | Military.com

I didn't realise they were so costly.

Up to $220,000? Doesn't sound that expensive, I assume the $220,000 figure is for a fully up-armoured, tricked out version...

-RP

If it was an officer, I assume it would be viewed as a jolly jape?

CG

Only if he offered to pay for the damage......

If I recall correctly, the civilian version Hummer retailed for around $100,000. Arnold Schwarzenegger has (or at least had) one.
Saw one of the civilian versions many years ago maneuvering through Seattle on I-5 as I was driving home from work. The lady driving appeared terrified as she tried to change lanes with the 8 ft. wide behemoth in rush hour traffic :rolleyes:

Its been watched so many times on YouTube perhaps they will chip in towards his defence!

Oft said that we are separated by a common language but no; just as I expleted 'kinell' one of the 'voiceover' chaps did too. :)

...by the 10th of the following month!

Reminds one of the 70's VW "drop" adverts

Regrettably, known a lot worse happen on a night exercise :sad:

I bet they were laughing until they found out they were the ones walking home

If Top Gear had air dropped a Toyota Pickup out the back of Herc without a chute they would have been able to bash it back into shape and drive home in it.....

Toyota as favoured by Top Gear and ISIS.

After the first one crashed, how come nobody aborted further drops?

When the second one - in a different aircraft - also fell it beggars belief that further drops were not aborted.

If we aborted all drops for a MALDROP in the stream nothing productive would ever get done.

"One MALDROP is unfortunate. Three begins to look like carelessness"
(Oscar Wilde - with apologies)

The chump filming was way too happy to see it happen.............as if he knew it would happen.

My thoughts exactly...

CG

Maybe he was joyful in the knowledge that it was not going to be his bottom that was going to feel a good kicking.

Out in the Colonies I've seen ALL drops stopped after a single malfunction. For days .... :ugh: I understand the need for diligence and why one has to do the inquiry process, but as with so much in the self-described "World's best small army" the sense of over-reaction is mind-numbing at times.