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Discussion in 'Military' started by M202Flash, Jun 23, 2012.

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  1. Jun 23, 2012 at 5:42 PM
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    I tried the search and found nothing...so...post pixs or experiences of military related Tacomas here. I don't have much info about this photo other than US Special Forces in Afghanistan. I read somewhere Toyota donated several Tacomas to the Spec Ops folks at the start of the war. I don't know if that's true or not. This photo came from a MilitaryPhoto site.

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  2. Jun 24, 2012 at 8:37 PM
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    ...and one more. Perhaps B.A.M.F. can make a group buy M240 mount for the bed.

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    M202Flash, Jun 24, 2012
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  3. Jun 24, 2012 at 8:40 PM
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    THAT is awesome...def need that for when the zombie apocolypse starts...
     
    VolcomTacoma, Jun 24, 2012
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  4. Jul 4, 2012 at 5:01 AM
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    I remember in '02 driving several brand new Tacomas off C-17s in Bagram. After they were processed, ODA's picked them up and they went all over the country. Last year I went back to Bagram and my "FOB" Runner" was one of the original trucks but it was beat down pretty bad. But still ran and never let us down.
    This one is an '02 with low miles (~20K)....
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  5. Jul 4, 2012 at 5:24 AM
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    I drove a Surf (the 4Runner) while over there. Saw a shit-ton of Hilux's.

    And one white, DCSB Tacoma, with California plates! :confused:
     
    Caduceus, Jul 4, 2012
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  6. Jul 4, 2012 at 5:42 AM
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    not a tacoma story but i've seen cars in iraq with US plates.
     
    julian parzival, Jul 4, 2012
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  7. Jul 4, 2012 at 9:37 AM
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    I wish I could of hid this away in one of my ISU's and brought it home. I was lucky enough to have this one in my section.
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  8. Jul 4, 2012 at 6:16 PM
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    Yes!!!!
     
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  9. Jul 4, 2012 at 6:18 PM
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    Afghan National Army had them and rangers where I was at. . . new computer but I'll see if I can salvage the pics off my old one and put em in here sometime
     
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  10. Jul 8, 2012 at 7:03 AM
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    Tell you what the Hiluxes over here are beast!
    To protect OPSEC I won't give out names or dates, but on this current deployment we had a complex attack on our FOB and the ODA team here with us came rolling up reacting to it with us and the INS launched a 40MM at the ODA guys and I watched it blow up in the grill of the truck and watched that truck go in reverse and get out of the kill zone and still run after the firefight...
    Granted the truck was/is most likely uparmored, but either way those things are beasts.
     
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  11. Jul 8, 2012 at 7:32 AM
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    This is a legit 2008. It has the diesel engine too.

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  12. Dec 13, 2012 at 2:25 PM
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    We had a couple Hilux in Afghanistan when i was there and they were pretty awesome. They were dirty ass hell and some had to be rigged up to run but they kept on truckin.
     
    redneckrider89, Dec 13, 2012
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  13. Aug 6, 2013 at 9:22 AM
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    Try this page... http://board.gearsoc.com/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=9933

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  14. Aug 16, 2013 at 10:02 PM
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    We drive LC's/Subs out here in Afghanstain, if you're on a German contract its G-Wagons for ya'll. But In Iraq and outer lying parts of 'Stan, its those lovely diesel Hilux's.
     
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  15. Sep 7, 2013 at 6:28 PM
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  16. Sep 7, 2013 at 9:50 PM
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    Abn2060, was that red std cab 1st gen Tacoma still around Bagram?
     
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  17. Sep 7, 2013 at 9:53 PM
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    The hiluxs from district 9 were awesome!
     
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    I can't remember there being a red gen 1 when I was there in '11.
     
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    I drove a Pajero on my last tour, a series 70 on my first tour, when I as in mosul in 2003-2005 I was rolling around in an armored bmw, I can't remember the model of the shitty little ntv truck i had on sharana, but it was a hoot for spinning donuts at 0300 on the 1ID distinguished visitor helipad
     
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