It would be easy to mistake LHD-7 for an "aircraft carrier," but the conventionally-powered warship is actually a Wasp-class ...

Marines with the new amphibious combat vehicle training unit exit the surf at Camp Pendleton, California, June 21. (Pfc. Logan Courtright/Marine Corps) The first cohort has graduated from a course ...

Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from a new report published by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments entitled Advancing Beyond the Beach: Amphibious Operations in an Era of ...

U.S. Marine Corps amphibious combat vehicles conduct open water transit during the exercise Balikatan in the Philippines on May 4, 2024. (MC2 Sang Kim/U.S. Navy) The U.S. Marine Corps is monitoring ...

The image of a Ford Mustang you can drive straight into the water—and back out again—is funny. Not just for its potential to make a scene at every boat ramp from California to Maine, but because ...

The Marine Corps has finally fielded its first Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) to grunts, according to photos released by the service last week By Jared Keller Published Nov 9, 2020 9:00 AM EST The ...

Marine Amphibious Combat Vehicles can return to missions in the open sea after a new tow rope was developed in response to a deadly training accident that forced the Marines to curtail operations, a ...

Just as humans cannot breathe underwater, the tiny pores of plants can't exchange air underwater. Even worse, having pores under water promotes the entry of water, microbes and other undesirable ...

Nearly 17 months after a training accident that cost the lives of eight Marines and one sailor, the Marine Corps has announced that it will no longer include its aging fleet of amphibious assault ...

Renowned Italian yacht design firm Lazzarini has unveiled designs for a solar-powered amphibious "crabmaran," and according to the studio, it will be the first in the world. Dubbed Pagurus, the ...

Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Robert Clowney As a natural consequence of the maritime geography and complex array of security challenges within, naval ...

The future America-class amphibious assault ship LHA-9 will be named after the two battles of Fallujah of the Iraq war, the Navy secretary announced Tuesday. The 45,000-metric-ton vessel, USS Fallujah ...