Latest "amphibious operations" stories

59 Marines are now certified to use amphibious combat vehicles in surf

Although there are now Marines who are authorized to operate amphibious combat vehicles, it’s unclear when the vehicles will be deployed.

By Irene Loewenson

4 months ago

Marines with Charlie Company, 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepare amphibious combat vehicles for waterborne operations at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Jan. 7, 2022.

Corps to update training for new amphibious vehicles after mishaps

The transition training unit will include aviators, light armored vehicle crewmen, AAV crewmen and others.

By Irene Loewenson

7 months ago

Flat tires and slow escape times plague Marine ACV initial operational test

The reviews are in for the Marine Corps’ newest amphibious vehicle and they are not good.

By Philip Athey

3 years ago

New Marine Littoral Regiment, designed to fight in contested maritime environment, coming to Hawaii

The new littoral regiment will consist of a combat team, an anti-air battalion and a logistics battalion. The combat team will be organized around an infantry battalion and an long-range anti-ship battery.

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

Major maritime exercise in the Baltic region could be scaled back over COVID-19

“With each passing second of the day we are taking a look at each and every one of our activities to make sure that we can potentially preserver as many as possible."

By Shawn Snow

4 years ago

Set up to fail?: Marines don’t have enough ships to train for a real amphibious assault

Today’s Navy fleet is too small to afford the Marines the opportunity to train for large-scale amphibious assaults.

6 years ago

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