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A pair of U.S. Marine Corps Assault Amphibious Vehicles emerge from the surf onto the sand of Freshwater Beach, Australia. The one on the left has an applique armor kit installed, the one on the right does not. Marines exit from a U.S. Assault Amphibious Vehicle during a live-fire exercise in Djibouti, Africa, in 2010
The Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) is a series of vehicles used by the U.S. Marines. [1] [9] The first MTVRs were delivered in late 1999.The MTVR is the equivalent of the U.S. Army's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV); the Marines do not use the FMTV (with the exception of the FMTV-based HIMARS) and the Army does not use the MTVR.
This is a list of vehicles and aircraft used by the United States Marine Corps, [1] [2] for combat, support, and motor transport. Vehicles.
The 7th Marine Regiment is an infantry regiment of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California. Nicknamed the "Magnificent Seventh", the regiment falls under the command of the 1st Marine Division and the I Marine Expeditionary Force .
It is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the United States Navy, the 57,000-acre (230 km 2) Naval Base Coronado in San Diego County, California. Naval Amphibious Base Coronado ( 32°40′32″N 117°09′38″W / 32.67547°N 117.160649°W / 32.67547; -117.160649 ( Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
An A-7 and an A-6 Intruder were shot down by Syrian surface-to-air missiles (SAM) on 4 December 1983. [37] The A-7 pilot, Commander Edward Andrews, managed to guide his failing Corsair over coastal waters before ejecting; he was rescued by a Lebanese fishing boat and safely returned to the U.S. Marines. [38]
The engine's compression ratio is 18.7:1 with a 4.250 inch bore and a 5.00 inch stroke. [1] The engine weighs 2,185 lb (991 kg) and is 54 inches long, 29 inches wide and 41 inches tall. [1] At 2,100 revolutions per minute the engine is capable of producing 230 horse power (172 kilowatts). [1] V-type versions of the 71 series were developed in 1957.
Prior to 2019, California was the last U.S. state to not require the display of any form of temporary license plate on new vehicles. New motor vehicle dealers were still required to electronically report sales of new vehicles to the DMV, [ 38 ] [ 39 ] but they were only required to print out a DMV report-of-sale form on regular paper at the ...