June 13, 2014 - The Marine Corps
will, in the near term, field an Amphibious Combat Vehicle
(ACV) in order to provide protected mobility for our
infantry units throughout the varied terrain mixes in the
littorals. As its name makes clear, the ACV will be
amphibious; it will, however, normally rely on surface
connectors to conduct the preponderance of its ship-to-shore
movement.
In a longer term effort conducted in concert with
the Navy, the Marine Corps will continue to explore
capabilities that better enable it to conduct high-speed,
extended range surface littoral maneuver from
ship-to-objective in order to fully replace its legacy AAVs
that were first fielded in 1972.
U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance
Cpl. Kathy Nunez Additional footage provided by the Capabilities Development
Directorate Edited by USA Patriotism!
Amphibious Combat Vehicle
