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First Crews Graduate from New, Tougher ACV Training; Marines Still Working on Surf Operations

A U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle operated by Marines with the ACV Transition Training Unit drives up the beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 21, 2023.US Marine Corps Photo

This week’s graduation of 29 Marines re-certified to operate the Marine Corps’ Assault Combat Vehicle marks the latest step in building a force of trained ACV operators and maintainers that will help transition the rest of the community to a new, tougher standard, officials said Friday.

The M...

https://news.usni.org/2023/07/29/first-crews-graduate-from-new-tougher-acv-training-marines-still-working-on-surf-operations

‘Fight the Base’ Drills Keep Marines on Homefront Sharp Against Modern Threats

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Cory Kim, left, and Sgt. Cameron Scungio, both explosive ordnance disposal technicians, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, review details about the operation during the Semper Durus 2023 training event at 16th street base housing, MCAS Yuma, April 11, 2023. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – In the next major conflict, the U.S. military sees Marines and other U.S. forces deployed across the Indo-Pacific and...

https://news.usni.org/2023/05/03/fight-the-base-drills-keep-marines-on-homefront-sharp-against-modern-threats

Steel Knight Exercise Tests Marine, Navy Integration in ‘Island Fight’ Scenario 

U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, jump from a U.S. Army MH-47 Chinook helicopter with 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment during helocast training as part of Steel Knight 23 off the coast of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Dec. 2, 2022. US Marine Corps Photo

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A pair of helicopter gunships swept over a scrubby valley and waited overhead as the first two MV-22B Osprey tiltrotors landed on the dusty...

https://news.usni.org/2022/12/07/steel-knight-exercise-tests-marine-navy-integration-in-island-fight-scenario

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

Navy Holds Aviation Safety Pause Following Two Crashes Last Week

An MH-60S Knight Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, prepares to land on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) May 8, 2022. US Navy Photo

The Navy is holding an aviation safety standdown today following two crashes in California last week, including one that killed five Marines.
The standdown is so the service can “review risk-management practices and conduct training on threat and...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/13/navy-holds-aviation-safety-pause-following-two-crashes-last-week

Marine Corps Identify 5 Killed in Southern California MV-22B Crash

Top row (left to right) Capt. John Sax, Capt. Nicholas Losapio, Cpl. Nathan Carlson
Bottom row (left to right) Cpl. Seth Rasmuson, Lance Cpl. Evan Strickland

The five Marines who were killed when their MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft went down Wednesday in a Southern California desert were members of the “Purple Foxes” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364 based at Camp Pendleton, Calif., service officials announced late Friday.

They were: MV-22B pilots Capt. Nicholas P. Losapio, 31, of...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/11/marine-corps-identify-5-killed-in-southern-california-mv-22b-crash

Navy Helicopter Crashes in California, Crew Members Safely Rescued

Two MH-60S Knight Hawk attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12 conduct flight operations from the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Carrier Strike Group Exercise 2022 in the Philippine Sea on June 2, 2022. U.S. Navy Photo

The Navy has rescued the four crew members of a helicopter that crashed in California on Thursday, according to the service. During flight training in El Centro, Calif., an MH-60S from the...

https://news.usni.org/2022/06/10/navy-helicopter-crashes-in-california-crew-members-safely-rescued

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