The burly, tracked vehicles that shuttled Marine grunts from ships to shore for more than five decades were retired from the service last week, making way for the Corps’ next-generation amphibious ...

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 ...

The Marine Corps is pivoting back to the amphibious and fleet support roles that defined it during World War II. The US Marine Corps is moving on from the long-serving Assault Amphibious Vehicle (AAV) ...

The Marines’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle was decommissioned from service during an official ceremony at the Corps’ Assault Amphibian School at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Sept. 26, service officials ...