The Marine Corps has finally fielded its first new amphibious vehicle since the Vietnam War
Jared Keller
Nov 9, 2020 4:00 AM EST
The Marine Corps has finally fielded its first Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) to grunts, according to photos released by the service last week.
The Corps's first new amphibious vehicle since Vietnam, the ACV is expected to replace the service's arsenal of Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV) that have been in service since the 1970s.
The new vehicles were introduced during a redesignation ceremony for Co. D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division at at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms in California on Wednesday.
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