Making Bold Adjustments: The AAV in Enhanced Company Operations

摘要

With the potential cancelation of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV) program and the development of the Marine Personnel Carrier (MPC) program, the Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV) community finds itself looking for a relevant mission at the tip of the spear. Fixed somewhere among the latest round of upgrades and the MPC, the AAV community must maintain its core capability and adapt to the changing operating environment. The AAV community needs to demonstrate that it can be multi-mission capable. After all, the capability of the AAV is what separates the Marine Corps from its sister service. The AAV has the potential to be effectively employed in enhanced company operations and still provide the Marine Corps with a forcible entry from the sea capability. The AAV still has the ability to give the ground combat element (GCE) commander the flexibility, maneuverability, lethality, survivability, and range to operate in the counterinsurgency fight and enable enhanced company operations in irregular warfare.