Marines on Okinawa, Japan, have received their first batch of amphibious combat vehicles ― the Corps’ upgrade for the assault amphibious vehicle that has been in service since the Vietnam-era. III ...

Marines with Co. D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division begin unloading an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) at at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat ...

American amphibious doctrine took a significant blow in 2020 after a training accident in which an Assault Amphibious Vehicle suddenly began to sink in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The servicemen ...

TYSONS CORNER, VA, April 11, 2016 ” The U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems will supply 30 Assault Amphibious Vehicles to Japan as part of the country’s efforts to build up amphibious capability among its ...

Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles attached to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, at White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, Japan, June 24, 2024. (Lance Cpl.