After nearly eighty years of continuous service, in March 2020 the Marine Corps announced it planned to retire its three remaining tank battalions in a bid to re-model the force for a great-power ...
The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit prepares to debark the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay in 1970s-era Assault Amphibious Vehicles.Photo: Flickr. Everything old is new again for the U.S.
Marines' M1A1 Abrams tanks are about to get even more awesome. The improvements to 400 tanks will include a button that will allow to the tank commander to move the main gun on a target being tracked ...
At the end of August, Marine tankers gathered at Camp Pendleton for this year's TIGERCOMP. Excluding a six-year lull in the 2000s, TIGERCOMP has been the Marine Corps tank gunnery competition since ...
Four companies will try to build the Marines a new amphibious tank -- hopefully for less than $15.5 billion. Everything old is new again for the U.S. Marine Corps. Four years ago, faced with pressure ...