the ACV is expected to replace the service’s arsenal of Amphibious Assault Vehicles that have been in use since the 1970s. As Task & Purpose previously reported, Marines with the I Marine ...

The new vehicles were introduced during a redesignation ceremony for Co. D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division at at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in ...

From ship to shore to objective, no equipment better defines the distinction and purpose of Marine Corps expeditionary capabilities than the AAV-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle. Designed to assault ...

In the training exercise, the platoon launched the vehicles from the dock landing ship Harpers Ferry and formed into assault sections, according to a Marine Corps news release. Then the Marines ...

The service first put the new ACV, which replaces the decades-old amphibious assault vehicle, to use overseas in May, Marine Corps Times previously reported. BAE Systems won the contract to ...

US Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch ... "As we look to replace the legacy platform (Amphibious Assault Vehicle), it goes without saying the ACV needs to do exactly what the AAV does." ...

The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle’s origin story begins in the 1980s when the Marine Corps sought a replacement for their aged Assault Amphibious Vehicle. During that decade, the Marine Corps ...

the LAV is used for assault, reconnaissance, command and control, and security operations. Mission: The Marine HMMWV has been in use since the 1980s and is highly customizable. The vehicle can be ...

Marines with the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch ... The ACV will be replacing the Amphibious Assault Vehicle starting in late 2020. The AAV has been in service since 1972, serving in countries ...

The Korean Amphibious Assault Video II (KAAV2) is strongly reminiscent of the U.S. Marine Corps’s (USMC) failed Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle. Could the Republic of Korea Marines succeed where ...

The Marine Corps ordered an immediate stop to any waterborne operation of its fleet of amphibious combat vehicles until it… USNI News is the independent, non-profit news service of the Naval ...