Modern Survival Blog has a posting from last year, updated just about a week ago, that deals with the question of the 2,700 MRAPs. Take a look at this webpage. It all gets kind of curious.
If you read the thread, you will see that I read that blog and was inquiring how it and the Running Wolf blog compare, Running Wolf linked to the Marine Corps purchasing 2717 MRAPS (see post 34).
You may have noticed at your link that Modern Survival blog has this update:
Update 3/7/20113
It has recently been brought to my attention of (“ahem… cough…”) “official” word with regards to the apparent number of MRAP’s owned by the DHS according to a DHS spokesman.
Since this original post, an article written by Business Insider is excerpted as follows:
The Department of Homeland Security is using 16 military-style, mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles for use during “high-risk warrants,” according to an official spokesman…
The MRAPs were transferred to DHS from the Department of Defense, free of charge…
The vehicles are modified for use with the DHS Special Response Team — specially trained, fully armored agents dispatched during the most severe and high risk situations…
“[The vehicle] is used in the execution of high-risk warrants — including drug trafficking, smuggling, and contraband,” “We have 16 MRAPs nationwide.”
source:
www.businessinsider.com/homeland-security-serving-warrants-mrap-2013-3