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(Left) On Oct. 26, 1983, one of the first 8x8 Piranha Light Armored Vehicles rolled down a London, Ontario, road in Canada with passengers Lt. Gen. Harold Hatch, deputy commandant for Installations and Logistics, and Canadian Minister of Defense Jean-Jacques Bley. The general accepted the vehicle on behalf of the Marine Corps. (Right) Then-Maj. Charles Skipper was part of the initial cadre of the LAV Directorate.
130326-M-RR356-001.JPG Photo By: PM LAV and Courtesy of PM ALPS

Mar 26, 2013
MCB Quantcio - (Left) On Oct. 26, 1983, one of the first 8x8 Piranha Light Armored Vehicles rolled down a London, Ontario, road in Canada with passengers Lt. Gen. Harold Hatch, deputy commandant for Installations and Logistics, and Canadian Minister of Defense Jean-Jacques Bley. The general accepted the vehicle on behalf of the Marine Corps. (Right) Then-Maj. Charles Skipper was part of the initial cadre of the LAV Directorate.


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