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The Marine Corps’ first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam is almost here. Here’s who will get them first
The ACV is intended to eventually replace the older Amphibious Assault Vehicle that’s been in use since the 1970s. The Marine Corps in June 2018 awarded $198 million in contract options to BAE ...
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Marines put new amphibious vehicle to the test in first at-sea drill
"This is a rehearsal for the future fight ... which replaces the decades-old amphibious assault vehicle, to use overseas in May, Marine Corps Times previously reported. BAE Systems won the ...
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Marines are finally about to receive their first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam
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 ...
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Marines Poised To Get Their 30mm Cannon-Armed Amphibious Combat Vehicle
With the up-armed ACV-30 now waiting in the wings, the Marines’ latest amphibious assault vehicle is going to offer ... to the high-end fight of the future.
Military.com7y
AAV7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle
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 ...
Orange County Register8mon
Camp Pendleton Marines take new amphibious vehicle on first deployment after early training issues
Christopher Melkonian, deputy manager for the Marines’ Advanced Amphibious Assault ... vehicle – more than 200 are already in the fleet with three other variants on order – is the future ...
Stars and Stripes14d
Marines, Japanese forces prepare for amphibious warfare on Okinawa
In the first wave, Marines and Japanese soldiers landed in combat rubber reconnaissance craft, securing positions along the ...
The San Bernardino Sun2d
Marines get more ocean time with new transport in training exercise off Camp Pendleton
The Amphibious Combat Vehicle, which is replacing an aging troop transport, had early struggles that officials say they are ...
Business Insider5y
Marines in California tested out the Corps' new amphibious vehicle by driving it on and off a boat
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." ...
Military Times26d
This Marine endured five amphibious assaults — and survived Iwo Jima
As a member of the Signal Company, 4th Marines, Harris made an astounding five amphibious landings during ... would support any kind of tracked or wheeled vehicle. Yet the reports turned in ...
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Marines in California took the Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle out for a nighttime test in the ocean
As the most feared fighting force in the world, it is imperative Marines advance their capabilities ... The ACV will be replacing the Amphibious Assault Vehicle starting in late 2020.
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Amphibious Assault Vehicle
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 ...