Marine Corps: New Training Unit Will Improve Marines’ Transitioning from AAV to ACV Operations
Revamped instruction at a schoolhouse at Camp Pendleton, Calif., will help the Marine Corps better train Marines to operate the…
Report to Congress on Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle
The following is the March 13, 2023, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, The Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV).…
Steel Knight Exercise Tests Marine, Navy Integration in ‘Island Fight’ Scenario
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A pair of helicopter gunships swept over a scrubby valley and waited overhead as the first…
First Marine Platoon of Operational ACVs Training with USS Anchorage for Deployment Later This Year
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The nearly dozen amphibious combat vehicles swam toward the shore, their shuttered hatches providing long-slung silhouettes…
Marines Look to Redefine Naval Warfighting as ACV Testing Continues
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The Marine Corps’ plan to resume waterborne operations with Navy ships takes a big step when…
Marines’ ACV Resume Water Operations from USS Anchorage After Operational Pause
Marines put their amphibious combat vehicles out to sea over the weekend in a resumption of waterborne and well-deck operations…
Report to Congress on Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle
The following is the Dec. 13, 2021, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, The Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV).…
Marine Corps Suspends ACV Waterborne Operations for Faulty Towing Mechanism
The Marine Corps ordered an immediate stop to any waterborne operation of its fleet of amphibious combat vehicles until it…
Marines Defend ACV Development as Program Matures
The Marine Corps’ 20-year odyssey to replace its 1970s-era amphibious vehicle has hit more than a few roadblocks, but after…
Pentagon Weapon Tester Gilmore Calls for Land-based LCS Engineering Trainer
The Pentagon’s chief weapon’s tester is throwing his weight behind a Senate recommendation for the Navy to build land-based test…