Marines New Amphibious Combat Vehicles Set to Begin Full-Rate Production
U.S. Marines with Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, drive new Amphibious Combat Vehicles along the beach during low-light surf transit testing at AVTB Beach on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 18, 2019. (Andrew Cortez/U.S. Marine Corps)
14 Dec 2020
More Marine units will see their decades-old amphibious assault vehicles upgraded after a new deal was struck that will move production of the long-awaited amphibious combat vehicle into a new phase.
The Marine Corps awarded BAE Systems a nearly $185 million contract for full-rate production of 36 amphibious combat vehicles. The agreement, according to the Marine Corps, means the service can now build and field more ACVs at a sustained rate over the next several years.
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If convicted, Farhat would face up to seven years in federal prison, prosecutors said. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
PALM DESERT, CA A former Department of Defense civilian official from Palm Desert was arrested on charges that he took illegal cash payments to support a contractor s effort to obtain $6.4 million from the government in connection with construction projects in the African nation of Djibouti, the Justice Department announced Monday.
Nizar Farhat who was a former construction manager based at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, appeared Monday in U.S. District Court in Charleston, South Carolina, where a judge set his bond at $75,000, according to the U.S. Attorney s Office.
Long-range stealth strike fighter jets made history at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center last week. Managing editor Tami Roleff tells us how…
A section of F-35C combat jets from VMFA 314, a squadron based at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, conducted expeditionary operations December 3 at the Combat Center in Twentynine Palms.
The demonstration spanned over 1000 miles and the aircraft was refueled and loaded with ordnance within a half hour. It was also the first time that an F-35C executed an arrested landing on a shortened airfield utilizing the M-31 arresting gear, demonstrating the F-35C’s unique capabilities and displaying the Marine Corps extended flexibility in combat operations.
Long-range stealth strike fighter jets made history at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center last week. Managing editor Tami Roleff tells us how…
A section of F-35C combat jets from VMFA 314, a squadron based at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, conducted expeditionary operations December 3 at the Combat Center in Twentynine Palms.
The demonstration spanned over 1000 miles and the aircraft was refueled and loaded with ordnance within a half hour. It was also the first time that an F-35C executed an arrested landing on a shortened airfield utilizing the M-31 arresting gear, demonstrating the F-35C’s unique capabilities and displaying the Marine Corps extended flexibility in combat operations.
Colonel Ash was born in Milford, DE and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in October 1989, completing Naval Nuclear Power training as a reactor operator in April 1992. He reported to the U.S.S. Jefferson City (SSN 759), as a reactor operator. In August 1993, he transitioned from the Navy as an Electronics Technician Second Class, submarine qualified sailor to attend the Pennsylvania State University, commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in August 1996.
Colonel Ash graduated from The Basic School (TBS) and completed the Infantry Officers Course (IOC) in June 1997, reporting to the 2d Light Armored Reconnaissance (LAR) Battalion in Camp Lejeune, NC, where he deployed twice to the Republic of Panama. In May of 1999, he was selected to serve as the LAR Detachment commander for Battalion Landing Team 2/6, the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, where he participated in Operation Dynamic Response 2000 in Kosovo.