US Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Bradford A Steed

Matthew S Holmer

Tyler S Oesch

Bartley P Durst

Andrew B Edwards

James C Ray

Christopher G Price

Micael C Edwards

Daniel W Wilkes, Jr

Amy M Allen

Keith A Flournoy

Gordon W McMahon

Bradley W Foust

A modular protective system (MPS) Expedient Guard Tower and Fighting Position meeting multiple criteria for deployment and re-deployment in austere combat environments is disclosed as well as methods of assembly. The MPS Expedient Guard Tower and Fighting Position is lightweight such that it can be easily deployed by helicopter, requires no tools or equipment to assemble, and can be assembled very quickly by a team of four to six soldiers. The Modular Protective System (MPS) Expedient Guard Tower and Fighting Position can be easily recovered, i.e., disassembled and redeployed to a different location and as the title of the invention suggests, it is capable of being constructed in a non-elevated position or an elevated position. Accordingly, it may be used either as a guard tower, a fighting position, or an inspection station, etc., depending upon the particular need.

Modular protective system (MPS) expedient guard tower and fighting position

A vehicle barrier apparatus includes a horizontal barrier component, a vertical barrier component, at least one rigid stabilizer beam having two end surfaces and at least one elongated side surface. One end of the stabilizer beam is affixed to the vertical barrier component. The elongated side surface of the stabilizer beam is affixed to the horizontal barrier component to prevent rotational movement of the vertical barrier component. A lower surface of the horizontal barrier component is a friction-enhanced surface which creates a sliding friction interface upon contact of a moving vehicle with the vertical barrier component.

Expedient barrier apparatus

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Bradford A Steed