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ACV-R [4]: 200+ [4] 40 on order. [4]LAV-25: Canada. United States. Infantry fighting vehicle: Armored-reconnaissance (LAV-25) 488 Looking for successor to the reconnaissance variant, the Textron Cottonmouth 6×6 or a GDLS Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle 8×8. [5]
Nicknamed the "Highlanders," their primary weapon system is the LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle armed with the M242 25mm Bushmaster chain gun. They fall under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force. The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.
The following is a list (of lists) of United States Marine Corps equipment; See the following articles; List of weapons of the United States Marine Corps; List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps; List of active aircraft of the United States Marine Corps; List of United States Marine Corps individual equipment
A United States Marine Corps Reconnaissance Battalion (or commonly called Marine Division Recon) is a reconnaissance unit within the Ground Combat Element (GCE) of a Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) that conducts amphibious reconnaissance, underwater reconnaissance, advanced force operations, battlespace shaping, ground reconnaissance, surveillance, raids and direct action in support of ...
A combined anti-armor team or combined arms assault team (CAAT) is an organization of a United States Marine Corps weapons company where one or more platoons are operated in a detached role to conduct reconnaissance missions and combat ground armored vehicles and air defense vehicles with heavy weapons systems. [1]
A U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle (right) and an Amphibious Assault Vehicle (left) outside the II Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Building at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Aug. 2018. The first phase, will consist of several hundred, commercial off-the-shelf wheeled armored vehicles, each costing $3–$4.5 million.
The USMC Interim Fast Attack Vehicle (IFAV) is a modified version of the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen 290. It replaces the modified M151A2 1/4 ton truck jeep used by the Marines as a FAV in the 1990s. The U.S. Marine Corps acquired 157 of the IFAVs distributed as follows: Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) Camp Pendleton, CA (33) MEF Camp Lejeune ...
The Logistic Vehicle System Replacement (LVSR) is a family of heavy-duty military logistics vehicles of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) based on a common 5-axle ten-wheel drive (10x10) chassis. The vehicles vary in individual configuration by mission requirements, with three variants in service: a cargo, a wrecker and a tractor truck .