If you are going to have a security patrol running around a base, then you would want vehicles that blend into the local background, and you would want them to look as disreputable as possible. I feel that outside of an urban environment, SUVs don't fit that bill. For all the hype about them being "sports utility", most SUVs have poor off-road perfromance, and restricting your patrols to roads would leave a lot of ground uncovered. A battered pickup, complete with rust stains, bondo, mud and maybe carrying a collection of battered tools and a ladder, would tend to be more "back ground noise", especially if the crew matched the appearance. Most people tend to look for obvious security, a grounds keeper, running a mower would almost pass unnoticed.
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