M-577 Armored Command Post Carrier

1st Cavalry M-577 Armored Command Post Carrier crossing a ribbon bridge during Exercise Reforger '83, 20 September 1983.

The M-577 is the Command Post variant of the M-113 Armored Personnel Carrier. It first entered service in 1962.

The rear compartment is raised to provide extra room. When used as a mobile command center, the inside holds map boards, radios and other equipment to command and control a military unit. Other configurations are used for field emergency medical treatment vehicles, tactical operation centers, or fire direction centers.

The M-577 inherited the reliability of the M-113 and due to its effective command post design remains in service after more than 40 years, a fine tribute to an outstanding design. The M577 was replaced by the M4 Command and Control Vehicle (C2V).

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M577A3 Armored Command Post Carrier, left side view. The M577A3 is a variant of the M113 APC.

US Army SGT Eric Martin, foreground, ground guides PFC Jermal Phillips, both assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, while loading an M1068A3 Standard Integraded Command Post System (SICPS) onto a train at the rail head, Grafenwoehr International Training Area, Bayern Province, Germany, 22 February 2006, to prepare for a move to Hohenfels Training Area. The SICPS is the latest derivation of the M577 Tracked Command Post Carrier and is a member of the M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC} family.

Sierra Army Depot is the main retrograde site for equipment returning from the US Army in Southwest Asia. The long rows of vehicles appear to be M-577 Armored Command Post Carriers, an M113 variant. The foreground tanks appear to be M60 main battle tanks. Photo circa 24 January 2011.

A US Army military policewoman directs convoy of armored vehicles, December 1978. Jeep to right is M151A2, vehicle to left is M-577 Armored Command Post Carrier, a variant of the M113APC.

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M-577 Armored Command Post Carrier Specifications

Crew	5
Weight	12 tons
Height	8ft 5in
Width	8ft 10in
Length	15ft
Road Speed	35mph
Water Speed	3mph
Range	200 miles

M-577 Armored Command Post Carrier Photo Gallery

An M-577 Armored Command Post Carrier is towed across a shallow river by an M-88 Recovery Vehicle, Full Tracked, Medium during the joint South Korea/U.S. Exercise Team Spirit '84, 21 March 1984.

M-577A2 Armored Command Post Carrier at the Texas Military Forces Museum, Camp Mabry, TX, 30 January 2006. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit.

M-577 Emergency Medical Treatment Vehicle, 4th ID, Ft. Hood, TX, 4 April 2006. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit.