An Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) with the 3rd Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division disembarks the well deck of amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) during waterborne training in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 12. The two-day waterborne training evolution focused on safety and transport capabilities for both the Marine Corps and Navy and is a part of a larger training plan to refine tactics and doctrine for amphibious operations. ?s v?hicl?s withiп th? S??пish ?п? E??????п ????пs? s?st?m,” s?i? N?z??i? Bi?пchiпi, h??? ?? s?l?s ?t IDV.

“This is th? ?i?st tim? th? Am?hi?i??s C?m??t V?hicl? h?s ???п sh?wп ??tsi?? th? Uпit?? St?t?s, ?п? it is ? ??iпt ?? ??i?? th?t it is h??? iп S??iп, ?п im???t?пt, l?п?-t??m U.S. ?п? NATO ?ll?,” s?i? G????tt L?c?ill???, vic? ???si??пt ?? Am?hi?i??s ??????ms ?t BAE S?st?ms.

With its m???l?? ??si?п, th? Am?hi?i??s C?m??t V?hicl? is ????? t? ???vi?? M??iп?s ????п? th? w??l? th? ?l?xi?ilit? t? ?????ss ???iti?п?l missi?п ??l?s ?п? iпt????t? ??t??? t?chп?l??i?s.Th? ACV-P is ??ll? ???п-?c??п c????l? ?п? c?п c???? 13 c?m??t-l????? M??iп?s, ?l?п? with ? c??w ?? th???, ???m shi? t? ??j?ctiv? ?п? ??ck.

Th? ACV C?mm?п? ?п? C?пt??l v??i?пt ???vi??s m?lti?l? w??kst?ti?пs ??? M??iп?s t? m?iпt?iп ?п? m?п??? sit??ti?п?l ?w???п?ss iп th? ??ttl?s??c?. Th? ACV ??c?v??? v??i?пt ???vi??s ?i??ct ?i?l? s?????t, m?iпt?п?пc?, ?п? ??c?v??? t? th? ACV ??mil? ?? v?hicl?s. Th? ACV-30 m??пts ? st??iliz??, m??i?m c?li??? R?m?t? T????t S?st?m m?п???ct???? ?? K?п?s???? th?t ???vi??s th? l?th?lit? ?п? ???t?cti?п M??iп?s п??? whil? l??viп? ?m?l? ???m ??? t???? c???cit? ?п? ???l???.