The AAVP-7A1 is part of a family of amphibious assault vehicles, which also includes ... and poor training led to the sinking of an AAV, leading to one of the deadliest Marine training accidents ...

From ship to shore to objective, no equipment better defines the distinction and purpose of Marine Corps expeditionary capabilities than the AAV-7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle. Designed to assault ...

Currently, the Marines use options like the AAV-7A1 amphibious assault vehicle to move from ship to shore. The AAV-7A1 has been in service for about 45 years, and has undergone upgrades ...

Since 1971 the Marines use the AAV-7A1 series amphibious assault vehicle to move from ship to shore. There are concerns over the years it has become increasingly hard to maintain and operate ...

The eight-wheeled Amphibious ... Amphibious Assault Vehicles, which date back to the early 1970s. The vehicle offers three times the force protection capability of the AAV and ramped-up horsepower ...

originally known as the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle. The vehicle was expected to be faster, more heavily armored, equipped with more firepower, and more reliable than the AAV, but the ...

It is not every day that you see a 30-ton armored amphibious assault vehicle launch off ... this was apparently part of the spectacle. The vehicle shown is the AAV-P7, also known as "Landing ...

U.S. Marines with Company B, 3d Assault ... of the amphibious vehicle program (the program that manages both AAVs and ACVs), the Commandant of the Marine Corps has decided the AAV will no longer ...

Marines can also live inside an AAV if necessary. An amphibious assault vehicle is big enough to serve as an armored battle camper when necessary. Some Marines are said to call it a battle RV.

and for nearly 40 years the Marines relied on the Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) to put grunts ashore. A boat-like vehicle with an aluminum hull, the AAV can carry a crew of three and 21 troops ...