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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 ...

On September 26, 2025, Marines with the Assault Amphibian School, Training Command held the Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV) Sundown Ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California. The event ...

The new "ACV-130" amphibious armored vehicles are in a sense a substitute for the Marine Corps’ tank units, which are currently being phased out.

A search for seven Camp Pendleton Marines and a U.S. Navy sailor was under way Friday following a "training mishap" with an amphibious assault vehicle (AAV) off the coast of Southern California, ...

1 of 5 — Amphibious assault vehicles, or AAVs, are lined up on the beach as they're prepared to be sent into the ocean for a training exercise. 2 of 5 — At left, Cpl. Kathryn Bynum prepares to roll ...

The Marine Corps is preparing to fire live weapons at its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle until the attacks achieve "total destruction," to prepare the vehicle and pave the way for long-range, ...