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Marine Corps begins fielding Amphibious Combat Vehicle - Marines from the Amphibious Combat Vehicle new equipment training team complete an operator course in the vehicle in February 2019. Managed by Program Executive Officer Land Systems, the ACV was approved for Initial Operational Capability on Nov. 13 and for Full-Rate Production on Dec. 8 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

Marines from Marine Corps Systems Command’s Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, run operational checks on an Amphibious Assault Vehicle Survivability Upgrade Feb. 3. Marine amtrackers—a nickname for amphibious vehicle operators and maintainers—assigned to AVTB serve as test directors and executors for future amphibious vehicle platforms being developed for the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph) - Marines from Marine Corps Systems Command’s Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, run operational checks on an Amphibious Assault Vehicle Survivability Upgrade Feb. 3. Marine amtrackers—a nickname for amphibious vehicle operators and maintainers—assigned to AVTB serve as test directors and executors for future amphibious vehicle platforms being developed for the Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Monique Randolph)

Participants prepare to launch their makeshift boats during the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch’s inaugural bathtub boat race Nov. 21 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Seven teams assigned to the AVTB, a subordinate unit of Marine Corps Systems Command, were challenged to build boats out of scavenged and recycled materials. - Participants prepare to launch their makeshift boats during the Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch’s inaugural bathtub boat race Nov. 21 at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Seven teams assigned to the AVTB, a subordinate unit of Marine Corps Systems Command, were challenged to build boats out of scavenged and recycled materials.