The Marine Corps Ability to Conduct Surface Amphibious Transport is at Risk

Abstract

The Marine Corps degraded training proficiency and inability to modernize the equipment required by landing forces has compromised the services ability to conduct the full range of amphibious missions. The Marine Corps currently faces two key, related decisions that will affect the relevance of the self-deploying amphibious capability well into the 21st century. The first is the Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) Upgrade and the second is the decision to acquire its replacement, currently named the Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV). Both initiatives face challenges with funding and providing the appropriate capability at the right time. Effective and efficient manning, equipping, and training decisions are needed to ensure the self-deploying amphibian vehicle remains capable of supporting the range of amphibious missions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2013
Accession Number
ADA604506

Entities

People

  • Jacob Q. Robinson

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amphibious Military Vehicles
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Amphibious Vehicles
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Landing Forces
  • Marine Corps
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Surface Transportation
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.