M577 command post carrier

The M577 command post carrier, also known as the M577 command post vehicle or armored command post vehicle, is a variant of the <a href="/facts/M113_armored_personnel_carrier/N3aekwcp">M113 armored personnel carrier</a> that was developed and produced by the <a href="/facts/FMC_Corporation/QkuUlcLt">FMC Corporation</a> to function on the <a href="/facts/Battlefield/DcC6qv8J">battlefield</a> as a mobile <a href="/facts/Command_and_control/t1huKNbX">command post</a> i.e. a tactical operations centre, usually at the <a href="/facts/Battalion/AohlXDhb">battalion</a> level. In U.S. military service its official designation is Carrier, Command Post, Light Tracked M577.
Introduced to the <a href="/facts/United_States_Army/WACWBEK9">U.S. Army</a> in 1962 it soon saw operational service in the <a href="/facts/Vietnam_War/W0gfbGTE">Vietnam War</a> and more recently in the <a href="/facts/2003_invasion_of_Iraq/V9zysaV1">2003 invasion of Iraq</a>. It is used by many armies around the world and has been adapted for further uses such as an armored ambulance, emergency medical treatment vehicle and <a href="/facts/Fire-control_system/HzJ2Nwn4">fire control</a> vehicle. It is also used by various police forces and law enforcement agencies as a <a href="/facts/SWAT_vehicle/Np3eGWK9">tactical response vehicle</a>.
The M577 is easily distinguished from the M113 upon which it is based by its raised upper hull and roof-mounted <a href="/facts/Auxiliary_power_unit/oEdDBr27">auxiliary power unit</a> (APU). Vehicles are generally unarmed.

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M577 command post carrier