The 1st Marine Division of the United States Marine Corps has released a video showing new Amphibious Combat Vehicles in action during Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif. U.S. Marines Corps newest Amphibious Combat Vehicles, better known as ACVs, with Co. D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, were employed for the first time in a 1st Marine Division training exercise during MWX 2-21.
The ACV is the Corps’ answer to the decades-old Assault Amphibious Vehicle, which has been in service since the 1970s. It is an eight-wheeled vehicle that will provide protection akin to the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle, with landward maneuverability and mobility that is superior to that of the legacy Assault Amphibious Vehicle....MORE
