M1117 Armored Security Vehicle
The M1117 Guardian, also denoted Armored Security Vehicle (ASV), is an internal security vehicle based on the V-100 and V-150 Commando series of armored cars. It was developed in the late 1990s for service with the United States' Military Police Corps. The first prototypes appeared in February 1997 and serial production of the M1117 commenced between 1999 and early 2000.
A U.S. Army M1117 Armored Security Vehicle in Khost Province, Afghanistan in September 2007
U.S. Army National Guard M1117 Armored Security Vehicles at Fort Stewart, Georgia in June 2010.
A M1117 at Fort Irwin National Training Center
The turret has a .50 caliber M2HB machine gun (left) and Mk 19 grenade launcher (right)
The Cadillac Gage Commando, frequently denoted as the M706 in U.S. military service, is an American armored car designed to be amphibious. It was engineered by Cadillac Gage specifically for the United States Military Police Corps during the Vietnam War as an armed convoy escort vehicle. The Commando was one of the first vehicles to combine the traditionally separate roles of an armored personnel carrier and a conventional armored car, much like the Soviet BTR-40. Its notable height, amphibious capability, and waterproofed engine allowed American crews to fight effectively in the jungles of Vietnam by observing their opponents over thick vegetation and fording the country's deep rivers.
A Philippine National Police Special Action Force V-150 Armored Vehicle
A V-100 (XM706) Armored Car advertisement showing a turret featuring a minigun
The M706 armored car at Fort Leonard Wood.
US Air Force Security Policemen aboard a V-100 (XM-706E2) during exercise Team Spirit '81.