Amphibious Combat Vehicle

West Coast ACV Overturns in Training, No Injuries Reported

An ACV with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division onshore and USS Anchorage (LPD-23) and two Navy safety boats in the water. USNI News Photo

The Marine Corps ordered a stop to waterborne operations in the surf zone for its fleet of Amphibious Combat Vehicles after an ACV overturned in the waters along Camp Pendleton, Calif., the service announced Friday evening.

Under the halt, no ACV is permitted to launch from or land on an ocean beach.

An ACV assigned to Assault Amphibian School...

https://news.usni.org/2022/10/14/west-coast-acv-overturns-in-training-no-injuries-reported

Marines Clear ACVs to Return to Open Water with Restrictions

Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct waterborne training with an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) from shore to loading amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD-23) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 12, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marines cleared the Amphibious Combat Vehicle to return to sea for training after a two-month pause following an incident that disabled two ACVs in California, the service announced on...

https://news.usni.org/2022/09/22/marines-clear-acvs-to-return-to-open-water-with-restrictions

Marines Delay First Amphibious Combat Vehicle Deployment Aboard Makin Island ARG

An Amphibious Combat Vehicle with the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division disembarks the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD-23) during waterborne training in the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 12, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marine Corps has delayed the first deployment of its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle as it wraps up an investigation into a July training incident, USNI News has learned.
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 13th Marine...

https://news.usni.org/2022/08/29/marines-delay-first-amphibious-combat-vehicle-deployment-aboard-makin-island-arg

VIDEO: Two Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicles Disabled by Surf, No Injuries

Disabled ACVs on July 19, 2022 off the coat of California

The 1st Marine Division is investigating a training incident after a new Amphibious Combat Vehicle overturned in heavy surf Tuesday as it approached a beach at Camp Pendleton, Calif., officials confirmed to USNI News on Wednesday.

No Marines were injured in the incident, which happened at about 8 a.m. local time during a training exercise at the southern California base, the Division said in a statement.

“One Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV)...

https://news.usni.org/2022/07/20/video-two-marine-amphibious-combat-vehicles-disabled-by-surf-no-injuries

First Marine Platoon of Operational ACVs Training with USS Anchorage for Deployment Later This Year

A Marine with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division onshore after training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., on March 13, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The nearly dozen amphibious combat vehicles swam toward the shore, their shuttered hatches providing long-slung silhouettes in the Pacific as USS Anchorage (LPD-23) lingered a mile offshore. Two Navy safety boats from the amphibious transport dock ship trailed in slight swells as the ACVs rolled...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/21/first-marine-platoon-of-operational-acvs-training-with-uss-anchorage-for-deployment-later-this-year

Marines Look to Redefine Naval Warfighting as ACV Testing Continues

Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACVs) with the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division return to the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD-23) during waterborne training in the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 13, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The Marine Corps’ plan to resume waterborne operations with Navy ships takes a big step when assault combat vehicle crews and infantry Marines team up for the next stage of return-to-water training.

Marines...

https://news.usni.org/2022/03/07/marines-look-to-redefine-naval-warfighting-as-acv-testing-continues

Marines’ ACV Resume Water Operations from USS Anchorage After Operational Pause

Marines assigned to the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conduct waterborne training with an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) from shore to loading amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD-23) at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 12, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

Marines put their amphibious combat vehicles out to sea over the weekend in a resumption of waterborne and well-deck operations with Navy ships, ending a five-month pause after problems arose with...

https://news.usni.org/2022/02/15/marines-acv-resume-water-operations-from-uss-anchorage-after-operational-pause

Report to Congress on Marines’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle

The following is the Dec. 13, 2021, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, The Marine Corps’ Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV).

From the report

There are currently four ACV variants planned:

  • (1) a Personnel Variant, which can carry three crew members with 13 Marines and two days of combat equipment and supplies;
  • (2) a Command and Control Variant;
  • (3) a Recovery Variant; and
  • (4) a 30-mm Gun Variant. The Marines intend for the ACV to provide effective land and tactical water mobility...

https://news.usni.org/2021/12/22/report-to-congress-on-marines-amphibious-combat-vehicle

Marine Corps Suspends ACV Waterborne Operations for Faulty Towing Mechanism

An Amphibious Combat Vehicle operated by Marines with the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, departs the amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) as part of the vehicle’s developmental testing off the shore of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 29, 2020. US Marine Corps Photo

The Marine Corps ordered an immediate stop to any waterborne operation of its fleet of amphibious combat vehicles until it resolves an issue with a...

https://news.usni.org/2021/09/03/marine-corps-suspends-acv-waterborne-operations-for-faulty-towing-mechanism

BAE Systems Tests Battle Management System in ACVs, As Company Mulls Future Upgrades and Variants

U.S. Marines with Company D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division (1st MARDIV), provide security for infantry Marines while conducting an integrated training exercise at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.,, April 7, 2021. US Marine Corps

The amphibious combat vehicle’s open architecture design is already allowing builder BAE Systems to experiment with adding in new combat capabilities, even as the company continues to ponder potential variants it could...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/18/bae-systems-tests-battle-management-system-in-acvs-as-company-mulls-future-upgrades-and-variants

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