personnel carrier

noun

: a vehicle with thick, strong walls that is used for transporting military workers and their equipment
armored personnel carriers

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According to the outlet, the Humvee was escorting an IDF fire engine that was in Gaza to extinguish an armored personnel carrier that had caught fire. Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025 The Times reporters visited the camp in Jenin escorted by a senior Israeli military officer in an armored personnel carrier to gain rare access to restricted areas. Fatima Abdulkarim Afif Amireh, New York Times, 8 May 2025 The armored vehicles – a personnel carrier meant to better protect troops against roadside bombs – were introduced during the Iraq War. Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025 It’s been months since the Ukrainian battalion stationed on the frosty, rutted frontline has received a new armored personnel carrier to take men forward, supply munitions and evacuate the wounded. Erin Banco, Anastasiia Malenko, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025 An Israeli armored personnel carrier trundles down the road – and over the dead man’s leg. Mick Krever, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024 At the beginning of this year, Russian forces attempted yet another assault, driving an armored personnel carrier into a field just meters from Viktor’s position. Mari Saito, USA TODAY, 30 May 2024 The Israel Defense Forces reported its deadliest incident in Rafah since the ground operation began after a catastrophic explosion killed eight soldiers in an armored personnel carrier. Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 June 2024 The Ohio State University purchased a surplus military armored personnel carrier for its police team in 2013, for example. John J. Sloan Iii, The Conversation, 1 May 2024

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“Personnel carrier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/personnel%20carrier. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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