Two years after rollovers, Marines’ ACV is landing on Pacific beaches
Amphibious Combat Vehicles were sent ashore in South Korea amid “negligible” waves.
Sam Skove | October 1, 2024 02:41 PM ET
Marine Corps Training & Simulation
The Marine Corps is gingerly introducing its new Amphibious Combat Vehicle to its intended habitat—the coasts of Asia—two years after two surf rollovers led the Corps to suspend the vehicle’s water operations.
One requirement: no big waves.
Before using the ACV to land Marines in a combined U.S.-Korean exercise this summer, the Corps ran a “detailed hydrographic study” that assessed the beach, waves, current, and surf, a Marine Corps spokesperson said.
After the Marines determined that there was a “negligible surf zone” on the planned beach, the ACV got the thumbs-up for the Aug. 26-Sept. 7 Exercise Ssang Yong 24. That marked the Korean peninsula debut for U.S. ACVs, which are also operated by South Korean forces.
The careful use of the ACV, which followed a similar May exercise in the Philippines’ Palawan province, was carefully monitored to glean data about how to safely operate the vehicle. The exercises are part of the first ACV’s first deployment, with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which also included the vehicle’s first overseas ship-to-shore operations.
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