The Marine Corps has transitioned from the AAV to the ACV to improve mobility, protection, and battlefield effectiveness.
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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 ...
The Corps’ next-generation vehicle designed to move Marines from ship to shore. Designed to replace the Corps’ aging Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV), which has been in service since 1972, the ACV ...
Marine Corps ACV in the Pacific Ocean. (Photo by Cpl. Joseph Helms/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps released a dramatic photo this week of a new amphibious combat vehicle heading toward the San ...
Amphibious Assault Vehicles swam in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Camp Pendleton, California, during Exercise ‘Quarterly Underway Amphibious Readiness Training 25.3'. (Janes/Meredith Roaten) ...