The M88's primary role is to repair or replace damaged parts in fighting vehicles while under fire, as well as extricate vehicles that have become bogged down or entangled. The main winch on …

The M88A2 Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lift and Evacuation System (HERCULES) improved Recovery Vehicle is the recovery system of choice for today's 70-ton combat vehicles.

Sep 13, 2021 · The M88A2 Hercules (heavy equipment recovery combat utility lift and evacuation system) is a self-supportive armoured recovery vehicle used in battlefield rescue and recovery …

Apr 3, 2025 · The M88A2 Hercules was recovered from a swamp during a recovery operation for four US Army soldiers who went missing during a training exercise.

Mar 31, 2025 · What to know about M88a2. The M88A2 HERCULES is manufactured by BAE Systems Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of an international defense, aerospace and security …

Apr 1, 2025 · The 3rd Infantry Division has named the soldiers who were killed after their M88A2 Hercules armored vehicle sank into a bog March 25 during an early morning operation that …

Apr 2, 2025 · Staff Sgt. Troy S. Knutson-Collins, 28, was the final soldier recovered from an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle that sank in a Lithuanian swamp on March 25. Hundreds of …

The M88A2 Hercules Heavy Recovery Vehicle (HRV) is a full-tracked armored vehicle used to perform battlefield recovery missions including towing, hoisting, and winching. It is fully...

Mar 30, 2025 · WIESBADEN, Germany — Equipment, resources, and personnel continue to flow to the recovery site as operations are ongoing to find four U.S. Soldiers missing since the …

Mar 26, 2025 · By the '90s, the Army and Marines started using the M88A2 with a 12 cylinder air-cooled diesel engine that pumped out 1050 horsepower, which could tow up to 80 tons and lift …