US to transfer 4,200 Humvees to Iraqi forces

Multi-National Force - Iraq:

TAJI — A ceremony here Dec. 17 marked the beginning of a program to refurbish and transfer more than 4,200 up-armored Humvees over the next 13 months.

Some 627 vehicles now are staged in the holding yard ready to undergo a maintenance overhaul of brakes, belts and fluids before the appropriate paint scheme is applied. Once this process is completed, including quality assurance checks, the vehicles will be transferred to the government of Iraq for further distribution to the Iraqi security forces, U.S. officials said.

“These vehicles are very important to the Iraqi National Police as well as the Iraqi army forces,” Iraqi Interior Minister Jawad al-Bulani said. “The people of Iraq will be proud to see the police and the military using these vehicles.”