American amphibious doctrine took a significant blow in 2020 after a training accident in which an Assault Amphibious Vehicle suddenly began to sink in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The servicemen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, the Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) shielded and carried Marines from ship to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marines at Camp Pendleton held a ceremony to decommission the service's last active duty AAVs. The sea/land assault vehicle ...

The United States continues to modernize the Marine Corps' warfighting capabilities, as the service recently retired an amphibious troop transport platform—designed for ship-to-shore deployment—that ...

The USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) was the first amphibious assault ship specifically designed as a helicopter carrier, capable of transporting large contingents of Marines, armored vehicles, and aircraft for ...