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Here is a pic of the area where you lock it to keep it from articulating. Let me clarify. It is not only a pin but 2 pins and a "locking bar" that is pinned in place to keep the power unit from moving.
Its not optional when the vehicle is in operation or least I never seen it done before. A true Marine Motor T. fellow may correct me on that though. However, being a logistics Marine myself and loaded many aboard ship, it is made to be pinned when being lifted on ship to prevent the truck from...
Main difference is that a LVS can articulate in the center while an Army HEMTT cannot. The most common variant we use is the tractor version. Marines do not have (as of yet I believe) a HET, instead we use the tractor version of the LVS with the M870 lowboy trailer.