The AAV is more than 40 years old, but it remains the "number one vehicle" to storm a beach under fire, a Marine said.
A command investigation released by the U.S. Marine Corps Thursday showed a combination of human and mechanical errors led to the sinking of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) off San Clemente Island ...
In 2020, a devastating training accident in the Pacific Ocean triggered one of the most serious crises involving modern United States Marine Corps amphibious operations. During a routine exercise, an ...
Marine officials said on Tuesday that the commander of the landing team whose amphibious vehicle sank during a training operation off the shore of San Clemente Island in July had been relieved "due to ...
February 8, 2026: Two years ago the U.S. Marine Corps began using their new Amphibious Combat Vehicle/ACV in overseas training operations. This involved live fire exercises using the marine ACV ...
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A half-dozen amphibious combat vehicles swam through calm morning seas and rolled onto Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base’s Red Beach earlier this month. The ACV crews joined ...