Marines' New Amphibious Combat Vehicle Makes Operational Debut in Annual Philippines Exercise The deployment of the vehicle occurred during Exercise Balikatan '24, which involved U.S. training with the Philippine...
After Early Troubles, New Marine Corps Amphibious Vehicle Is Headed to Okinawa The ACV replaced the aging and troubled amphibious assault vehicle after decades of use and a 2020 mishap that killed eight...
Marine Corps Identifies Sergeant Killed in California Amphibious Vehicle Rollover Sgt. Matthew K. Bylski, a native of Royal Oak, Michigan, was killed when his amphibious combat vehicle, or ACV, rolled over...
1 Marine Dead, 14 Injured After Amphibious Combat Vehicle Rollover During Training at Camp Pendleton The Marines were in an amphibious combat vehicle, or ACV, that rolled over during ground movement in a training exercise, the...
Coast Guard Issues New Rules for Repurposed WWII-Era Duck Boats Aimed to Improve Safety Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the...
After a Spate of Rollovers, Marine Corps Graduates Retrained Amphib Vehicle Drivers Officers in charge of the program told reporters that so far they have retrained 59 Marines to safely operate the new...
With Amphibious Craft Barred from the Surf, One Marine Unit Turns to Small Boats As the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit gets ready to deploy, it is heading to foreign shores without a key piece of equipment...
The Marines' Amphibious Craft Isn't Allowed in the Surf. The Corps Hopes New Training Will Fix That. The Marine Corps has announced that it is changing the way it trains the operators of its new Amphibious Combat Vehicles...
Navy Captain Censured Over Deadly Vehicle Sinking Approved for Another Command The Navy is giving a captain previously censured over the fatal sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle, or AAV, another...
Marine Amphibious Craft Go Back into Protected Waters as Questions over Safety Loom The Marine Corps lifted a freeze on water-based training for its new landing craft a week after two of its vehicles became...
He Served His Country. In Return, His Country Sent Him into Exile. The military relies on noncitizens to fill its ranks. No one is sure how many are later banished from the country they fought...
Investigation Finds Navy Supply Ship Ran Aground After Captain Left to Eat Dinner The Alan Shepard was launched in 2006 and has space for a crew of more than 120, all of whom are typically civilian mariners...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Executives Received $10.8 Million in Improper Bonuses Under PACT Act, Watchdog Finds The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General found that the VA paid $1 million more in bonuses to senior...