From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) shielded and carried Marines from ship to sea to shore for over 50 years. Now, after a Sept. 26 ceremony, the ...
The burly, tracked vehicles that shuttled Marine grunts from ships to shore for more than five decades were retired from the service last week, making way for the Corps’ next-generation amphibious ...
Marines at Camp Pendleton held a ceremony to decommission the service's last active duty AAVs. The sea/land assault vehicle entered service in 1972. The Marine Corps formally decommissioned the last ...
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Army Shifting From Land to Sea

U.S. Marine Corps students with the Assault Amphibious School conduct waterborne training during Amphibious Combat Vehicle Operator New Equipment Course 1-24 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, ...
The Navy was able to identify human remains with video from an unmanned sub. Search crews have located a Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle nearly 400 feet under the ocean's surface after it sunk ...
The United States continues to modernize the Marine Corps' warfighting capabilities, as the service recently retired an amphibious troop transport platform—designed for ship-to-shore deployment—that ...
The Marine Corps is exploring how to add a counter-unmanned aerial systems capability to the Amphibious Combat Vehicle. (MC2 Evan Diaz/Navy) Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that ...
With a crew of four—commander, driver, gunner, and loader—and a 36-round ammunition reserve, the ZTD-05 balances firepower, mobility, and survivability in a compact package. China continues its ...
In a shock-and-awe attack heard across coastal North County, the Navy and Marines launched an hourlong amphibious assault ...