The Marine Corps ordered an immediate stop to any waterborne operation of its fleet of amphibious combat vehicles until it resolves an issue with a troubled towing mechanism, the service announced Friday afternoon. “Out of an abundance of caution, the Marine Corps has suspended waterborne operations of the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) after identifying an […]
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Marines Update Force Design 2030 After a Year of Experimentation in the Field
April 26, 2021 9:33 AM
A U.S. Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3d Marines, crawls onto the beach during reconnaissance scout swimmer training part of Exercise Bougainville I at Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Hawaii, Feb. 8, 2021.US Marine Corps Photo
The Marine Corps is a year into reshaping its force to become optimized for modern operations – in combat and in everyday competition – by 2030, and the service has already taken some major steps such as getting rid of all its tanks and refining its vision for how to buy the next reconnaissance vehicle
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First Command Variant for ACV Program Delivered to Marines for Testing
February 18, 2021 GMT
U.S. Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, stage new Amphibious Combat Vehicles on the beach during low-light surf transit testing on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Photo credit: U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, stage new Amphibious Combat Vehicles on the beach during low-light surf transit testing on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. Photo credit: U.S. Marine Corps
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Marines Defend ACV Development as Program Matures
February 19, 2021 11:38 AM
An Amphibious Combat Vehicle with the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, is staged in preparation to depart the well deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the vehicle’s developmental testing off the shore of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 28, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo
The Marine Corps’ 20-year odyssey to replace its 1970s-era amphibious vehicle has hit more than a few roadblocks, but after months of operational testing, the service says the new Amphibious Combat Vehicle program is on its way to joining the fleet in earnest.