With Gen. Smith hospitalized, a 3-star is in command of Marine Corps
The Marine Corps lacks a confirmed assistant commandant due to ongoing gridlock in the Senate.
Following mishaps, Marines stand up new training unit aimed at ACV operations
The service's investigations found “significant differences between the safe operating procedures of the ACV and its predecessor, the Assault Amphibious Vehicle,” according to a Marine Corps statement.
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Lack of amphibs is a training issue, says Marine Corps assistant commandant
The assistant commandant also sought to tamp down on the narrative that funding amphibious shipbuilding was a fight between the Navy and Marine Corps.
New tech to help ACV in surf zone, general ‘looks forward’ to scrutiny after rocky training cycles
The Marine Corps has stopped and restarted waterborne ACV operations over the past two years due to various training incidents.