The Marine Corps debuted its amphibious combat vehicles overseas, signaling the service believes it has resolved the training hiccups that previously had prompted it to restrict the vehicles’ ...
D-Day on June 6, 1944 was a gargantuan feat. Is it the last invasion of its kind? In World War II, the best way to stop an amphibious invasion was before troops reached the beach. Modern weapons and ...
After decades of service, the AAV7A Amphibious Assault Vehicle is being retired. This report highlights its operational ...
The service remains on track to recertify all roughly 300 operators of the amphibious combat vehicle on how to operate it safely in water. (Lance Cpl. Juan Torres/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps plans ...
For two years, 1st Lt. Kenon Morgan trained his crew for the launch of the Marine Corps’ newest armored vehicle on its first overseas deployment. Now aboard the USS Harpers Ferry, the 27-year-old ...
The Marine Corps pulled the amphibious combat vehicle from most operations in the surf following nonfatal mishaps in 2022. (Cpl. Carl Matthew Ruppert/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps will deploy its new ...
Marines of the People’s Liberation Army Navy stand at attention as then-Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Rear Adm. Gary Roughead greets them following a demonstration of the brigade’s capabilities, ...
The world we live in today is such that there is little need for amphibious assaults on enemy beaches at the moment. That could change, though, given events taking place in Europe, the Middle East, ...
Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy's San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks, designed to be modern and survivable platforms for Marine assaults, are critiqued as dangerously under-armed ...
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 ...
A U.S. Marine was killed and 14 others were taken to hospitals after an amphibious combat vehicle they were in rolled over during a training at a California base, north of San Diego, officials said ...