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Fine-tuning the Corps’ ACV in preparation for IOT&E - Cpl. Patrick Canterbury reads off instructions from the Interactive Electronic Technical Manual while Cpl. Austin Boyd performs a maintenance task on the Amphibious Combat Vehicle during the Logistics Demonstration aboard Camp Pendleton, California, on Sept. 11, 2019. Log Demo is designed to evaluate and correct, if needed, the maintenance and operational manuals for the ACV that will be eventually used by fleet Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

NETT Marines bridging the gap between the past and future of amphibious combat - Marines from the Amphibious Combat Vehicle new equipment training team complete an operator course in the vehicle. NETT Marines train to become subject matter experts on new equipment, such as the ACV, in order to teach other Marines how to maintain and operate newly-fielded equipment. In addition to instructing Marines, the NET team reviews and provides input to training manuals and standard operating procedures, help develop ranges and plan field operations for Marines. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Ashley Calingo)

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.

Following a street ride in the Assault Amphibious Vehicle, a Marine assigned to Marine Corps Systems Command's Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch shows girls around the vehicle. Through a community partnership with the YMCA, AVTB sponsored the YMCA Adventure Princess Program Sept. 6 at Camp Pendleton, California. During the event, AVTB provided demonstrations, displays and tours for 37 fathers and 48 daughters from the local community. - Following a street ride in the Assault Amphibious Vehicle, a Marine assigned to Marine Corps Systems Command's Amphibious Vehicle Test Branch shows girls around the vehicle. Through a community partnership with the YMCA, AVTB sponsored the YMCA Adventure Princess Program Sept. 6 at Camp Pendleton, California. During the event, AVTB provided demonstrations, displays and tours for 37 fathers and 48 daughters from the local community.