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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. Uniforms of the United ...
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]
Aviation first arrived at Quantico on 6 May 1896 when Dr. Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834–1906), Astronomer and third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, launched his successful Aerodrome #5, a steam engine powered, unpiloted aircraft from a houseboat in the shadow of Chopawamsic Island adjacent to the present-day approach end of Runway 20 at Quantico Marine Corps Air Facility.
Marine Corps Base Quantico (commonly abbreviated MCB Quantico) is a United States Marine Corps installation located near Triangle, Virginia, covering nearly 55,148 acres (86.169 sq mi; 22,318 ha; 223.18 km 2) of southern Prince William County, Virginia, northern Stafford County, and southeastern Fauquier County. Used primarily for training ...
This is a list of installations used by the United States Marine Corps, organized by type and state. Most US states do not have active Marine Corps bases; however, many do have reserve bases and centers. In addition, the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment maintains Marines permanently at numerous naval installations across the United States ...
The Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) is the acquisition command of the United States Marine Corps, made up of Marines, sailors, civilians and contractors.As the only systems command in the Marine Corps, MCSC serves as Head of Contracting Authority and exercises technical authority for all Marine Corps ground weapon and information technology programs.
Marine Air Traffic Control Unit 4 was commissioned on 23 August 1951 under Marine Ground Control Intercept Squadron 4 at Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana, California. On 1 April 1952 it was re-designated a sub-unit of Marine Air Base Squadron 15 at Marine Corps Air Station El Toro , California . [ 2 ]
A series of trucks based on commercial truck models with minimal modifications to make them suitable for military service, they include M915 series of 14-ton 6x4 semi-tractors built by AM General and later Freightliner, the M916 20-ton 6x6 semi-tractors built by Freightliner, the M917 dump trucks initially Freightliner 18.5-ton 8x6 vehicles and ...