U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, map out their course of action during Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 15, 2021. MWX is the culminating event of the service-level training exercise, challenging Marines to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force on force environment. MWX 2-21 was the first time ACVs were employed during a 1st Marine Division training exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Courtney G. White)
Marines in combat situations find themselves plagued by the improvised explosive device threat, which has produced a need for a new, more survivable combat vehicle that can maneuver from ship to shore and beyond. Managing editor Tami Roleff says a new vehicle made its training debut at the Marine Base in Twentynine Palms earlier this month…
U.S. Marines with Co. D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, pose in front of their assigned Amphibious Combat Vehicle during Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 16, 2021. MWX is the culminating event of the service-level training exercise, challenging Marines to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force on force environment. MWX 2-21 was the first time ACVs were employed during a 1st Marine Division training exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Courtney G. White)
Amphibious Combat Vehicles, or ACVs, made their debut at MWX 2-21 the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms earlier this month. The ACVs are an eight-wheeled vehicle that will provide protection akin to the Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle, with maneuverability and mobility that is superior to that of its predecessor, the 40-year-old Assault Amphibious Vehicle. MWX 2-21 was the first time ACVs have been employed in a 1st Marine Division training exercise. The ACV’s ability to use the ocean and waterways to carry Marines and equipment make it well-suited for various operating environments, including Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations.
U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) with Co. D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, move in a convoy at the conclusion of Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb. 20, 2021. MWX is the culminating event of the service-level training exercise, challenging Marines to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force on force environment. MWX 2-21 was the first time ACVs have been employed in a 1st Marine Division training exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Courtney G. White)
U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) with Co. D, 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, are parked at Range 215 to await the end of Marine Air Ground Task Force Warfighting Exercise (MWX) 2-21 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Feb.19, 2021. MWX is the culminating event of the service-level training exercise, challenging Marines to fight against a free thinking adversary with similar capabilities in a force on force environment. MWX 2-21 was the first time ACVs were employed during a 1st Marine Division training exercise. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Courtney G. White)
