Tanks at the school gates? San Diego school police acquires its own MRAP

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23. The "after" images are photoshopped

The white paint, red cross, and text have been photoshopped onto the tank.

In case anyone else is looking for them, I just found them at KPBS.org, our local public radio station.

There are three photos in two news articles:
- a tan tank with no decals or text on it
- a green tank with a red cross and "Police", "Rescue", "San Diego Unified School District"
- a white tank with a red cross and "Search and Rescue", "San Diego Unified School"

Was the tank tan or green when it first arrived?
Or are there two tanks?
What color is it now?
The tan tank is on a flatbed, apparently when it first arrived?
A school bus is visible behind the green tank.

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/sep/10/san-diego-unified-new-mrap-not-tank/

San Diego Unified: New MRAP Is Not A Tank
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
By Matthew Bowler, Tarryn Mento
Aired 9/11/14 on KPBS News.

While some may call San Diego Unified's recently acquired military vehicle a tank, the school district says otherwise, and quickly called a news conference to say so.

KPBS media partner inewsource reported Tuesday the district received the mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle — or MRAP, as the Marine Corps calls it — through a U.S. Department of Defense program. It's known as the 1033 program, which lets the federal government provide surplus military equipment to law enforcement. All San Diego Unified had to pay was the just-less-than $5,000 shipping cost.

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An image shows the MRAP was painted tan when it was first received by the San Diego Unified School District.


An "after" image of San Diego Unified School District's MRAP shows the vehicle will be painted white with red crosses.

That article links to an earlier report which has decals photoshopped on the tank:

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/sep/09/san-diego-unified-got-armored-vehicle-under-milita/

San Diego Unified Got An Armored Vehicle Under Military Surplus Program
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
Joe Yerardi / inewsource

San Diego Unified School District recently acquired a tank.

Well, it’s as big as a tank, and it’s in the garage of Morse High School.

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A photo of the 2013 Caiman MRAP acquired by the San Diego Unified School District Police Department. The decals have been digitally rendered onto the vehicle.

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