Few military challenges are more brutal than a contested beach landing. Soldiers must cross open water under fire, transition from sea to land in seconds, and immediately engage the enemy — all while ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marines at Camp Pendleton held a ceremony to decommission the service's last active duty AAVs. The sea/land assault vehicle ...

The Marines have used the AAV7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle since 1972, but its service is finally ending, with it being retired, but not left without purpose.

A sunken amphibious assault vehicle and eight service members presumed dead following a “training mishap” off the coast of Southern California last week have been found, U.S. Marine Corps officials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The amphibious assault ship USS America arrives in Virginia on Feb. 21, 2026. (Kenneth Melseth/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Marine Corps ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After more than a half-century of global service, the U.S. Marine Corps has officially retired the assault amphibious vehicle, marking the end of an 80-year tradition of tracked ...

The Marine Corps is pivoting back to the amphibious and fleet support roles that defined it during World War II. The US Marine Corps is moving on from the long-serving Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) ...

The new “ACV-130” amphibious armored vehicles are in a sense a substitute for the Marine Corps’ tank units, which are currently being phased out. In an effort to return the United States Marine Corps ...

Marine officials said on Tuesday that the commander of the landing team whose amphibious vehicle sank during a training operation off the shore of San Clemente Island in July had been relieved "due to ...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The Navy–Marine Corps team demonstrated the future of naval warfare through integrated command and control, distributed maritime operations, and advanced all ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The United States continues to modernize the Marine Corps' warfighting ...