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Army officials said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, that a Humvee — formally known as a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle — was taken two weeks ago at the Army Reserve Center in San Marcos, Texas, and they are offering a $5,000 reward for information about the theft. The stolen Humvee looks like the one pictured in this photo taken in August at Fort Drum, N.Y.

Army officials said Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, that a Humvee — formally known as a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle — was taken two weeks ago at the Army Reserve Center in San Marcos, Texas, and they are offering a $5,000 reward for information about the theft. The stolen Humvee looks like the one pictured in this photo taken in August at Fort Drum, N.Y. (Kade M. Bowers/U.S. Army)

WASHINGTON — The Army is offering cash for credible information that leads to whomever stole a Humvee at a reserve center in Texas, officials said Thursday.

Officials said the Humvee — formally known as a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle — was taken two weeks ago at the Army Reserve Center in San Marcos, located in south-central Texas between Austin and San Antonio.

Officials said the Humvee was taken from the reserve center sometime between Nov. 22 and Nov. 28. Its identifying number — 399 TPC A1-6 — should be displayed on its front and rear bumpers.

The Army’s Criminal Investigative Division is offering $5,000 for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the thief.

“Information will be held in the strictest confidence allowable,” the Army‘s CID states on a reward poster for the vehicle.

The information can be reported anonymously to CID Crime Tips at https://www.cid.army.mil/report-a-crime.html.

The U.S. military has used the Humvee as a primary utility vehicle for nearly 40 years. There are many Humvee variants, and many foreign militaries also use it as a utility vehicle.

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Doug G. Ware covers the Department of Defense at the Pentagon. He has many years of experience in journalism, digital media and broadcasting and holds a degree from the University of Utah. He is based in Washington, D.C.

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