U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Thomas Dody, a logistics officer assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, a native of Pennsylvania, poses for a photo during helicopter support team training at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, May 2, 2024. HSTs are responsible for the rapid transportation of cargo by aircraft for ship-to-shore movements, or movement to expeditionary sites when ground transportation is not feasible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Amelia Kang)
U.S. Marines Corps amphibious combat vehicles attached to Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, launch from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LDS 49) to conduct a waterborne gunnery live-fire range during Exercise Balikatan 24 at Oyster Bay, Philippines, May 4, 2024. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Peyton Kahle, Sgt. Patrick Katz, and Gunnery Sgt. Antonio Campbell)
OYSTER BAY, Philippines – The 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Amphibious Combat Vehicles Platoon conducted a live-fire, waterborne gunnery range exercise in Oyster Bay, Philippines, May 4, 2024, marking the first overseas employment of the ACVs during their initial deployment.
The ACV platoon launched from aboard amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) before organizing into assault sections to close with and engage multiple shore-based targets, using their Remote Weapons Systems to control externally-mounted Mark 19 40 mm grenade machine guns.
Section leaders within the ACV Platoon, which is part of Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, used the opportunity to coordinate and control the simultaneous...