KANDAHAR, KANDAHAR PROVINCE – JUNE 06: A soldier stands on an M-ATV, the heavily-armored successor to the Humvee, at a US Army base in Kandahar province June 06, 2010 in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. The M-ATV and other mine-resistant vehicles have almost completely replaced the venerable Humvee for transporting American forces around in Afghanistan, using innovations like thicker, irregularly-shaped windows to help protect troops from deadly roadside bombs and other explosions. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images)