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Marines select companies to build cannon version of new recon vehicle
The companies must deliver the prototype vehicle by 2025.
By Todd South
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New in 2022: Marine Corps light armored reconnaissance is at a crossroad
The top Marine wants more recon/counter-recon. This year could see details revealed.
By Todd South
Tactical military vehicle accidents in the Marine Corps and Navy are at a 10 year low, according to military data. But these grieving families are still questioning it
Noncombat-related Marine and Navy tactical military vehicle accidents and rollovers are at a ten year low, and those mishaps also appear to be on a general decline, according to data provided by the Navy Safety Center.
Military vehicle accident turns love story into tragedy
A couple's love story ended in tragedy when a military vehicle rolled over and killed a Marine first lieutenant in May at Camp Pendleton, California.
By Ames Alexander, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer via the AP
Marine killed in tactical vehicle accident during training exercise in Australia
Lance Cpl. Hans Sandoval-Pereyra is the third Marine to be killed in a tactical vehicle accident over the past two months.
By Shawn Snow
24-year-old Marine platoon commander killed in LAV rollover identified by Corps
Marine 1st Lt. Hugh C. McDowell of Washington, D.C. was killed Thursday.
By Shawn Snow
The F-35 of the ground combat force? That’s what the Marines want for the light armored vehicle’s replacement
The armored reconnaissance vehicle is expected to begin replacing the legacy LAV by the late 2020s.
By Todd South
Light Armored Reconnaissance is hurting for leaders. Here’s what the Corps is doing about it.
LAR unit leaders, who hail from the 0363-job field, are only staffed at 62 percent.
By Shawn Snow
The Corps wants to boost the LAV’s firepower with precision missiles or swarming kamikaze drones
The Corps has been making steady upgrades to one of its oldest tactical vehicles.
By Shawn Snow
The aging Marine LAV is still active across the Corps ... and, now, also is a museum piece
The Corps has yet to pick a replacement for its LAV but is actively in the hunt for one.
By Shawn Snow
Here’s why the Marine Corps is strapping LAVs to the flight deck
LAVs aboard the 31st MEU engaged surface targets with the M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun while strapped to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Wasp.
Marines get down to business with beach landing, close-air support training in Norway
Nearly 700 Marines and dozens of armored vehicles hit Norway's beaches.
By Shawn Snow