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  • "THE ROCK" (IED-proof APC?) SURVIVES IED BLAST

    11/25/2005 7:19:03 PM PST · by denydenydeny · 95 replies · 13,737+ views
    National Review Online ^ | 11/25/05 | W. Thomas Smith Jr.
    I've just learned that during an operation near Baghdad, this morning, one of our armored vehicles - a brand new one unofficially referred to as "The Rock" - was hit by an IED. The vehicle sustained no major damage, and - best of all - ZERO injuries were suffered by passengers or crew. I first reported on "The Rock" earlier this month at NavySEALs.com and elsewhere. It is being manufactured by Kuwait-based Granite Global Services which was founded in the spring of 2004 by SEAL Reservist Chris Berman, then-working for Blackwater Security. Berman started the company after four of his...