Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5) is the United States Navy's Pacific operating unit for the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC). Headquartered at Marine Corps...
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Assault Craft Unit ONE, (ACU-1) is a Pacific Ocean Maritime Prepositioning Force in the United States Navy operated under Naval Beach Group ONE out of...
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Self-Defense Force (6 units) United States United States Navy (74 units). Assault Craft Unit 4 Assault Craft Unit 5 Naval Beach Unit 7 (Sasebo, Japan) Ship-to-Shore...
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also home to the "Swift Intruders", the U.S. Navy's Assault Craft Unit 5 who operate the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), and train on the Edson Range beaches...
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Amphibious warfare (redirect from Amphibious assault)
Mantis on Iran, destroying their navy. During the Persian Gulf War, Assault Craft Unit 5 was able to position U.S. Marine and naval support off the coast...
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assault ships operated by the United States Navy. Based on the Tarawa class, with modifications to operate more advanced aircraft and landing craft,...
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Landing Craft Assault (LCA) was a landing craft used extensively in World War II. Its primary purpose was to ferry troops from transport ships to attack...
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Stridsbåt 90 H(alv) (Strb 90 H; CB90) is a class of fast military assault craft used by several countries after being originally developed for the Swedish...
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47 Commando (Raiding Group) (redirect from 4 Assault Squadron RM)
support and enable all unit activity. 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines is UK Commando Force's integrated landing craft unit. 47 Commando (Raiding Group)...
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Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (category Military units and formations established in 1942)
31B Area: Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity 31C Area: Assault Craft Unit 5 32 Area: Marine Air Support Squadron 3, 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense...
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amphibious landing craft, with most designs including a well deck. Like the aircraft carriers they were developed from, some amphibious assault ships also support...
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Seventh Fleet) USS Comstock (LSD-45) USS Ralph Johnson (DDG-114) Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5) Boeing P-8A Poseidon United States Marine Corps 1st Light Armored...
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The small unit riverine craft (SURC) is a rigid-hull, armed and armored patrol boat used by the U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy to maintain control of rivers...
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Naval Beach Group One (category Amphibious units and formations of the United States Navy)
Beachmaster Unit One (BMU-1) in 1949, Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU-5) in 1983, and Naval Beach Unit Seven (NBU-7) in 2012. With the addition of ACU-5 came the...
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The Tarawa class is a ship class of Landing Helicopter Assault (LHA) type amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy (USN). Five ships...
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The Multi-Purpose Assault Craft (MPAC) is a type of fast attack assault craft developed for the Philippine Navy. Originally designed to transport troops...
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forces behind enemy lines. In addition to regular infantry training, air-assault units usually receive training in rappelling, fast-roping techniques, and...
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DSHK-1 Stanislav was a Ukrainian fast assault craft of the Centaur class launched in 2018. The ship was built as a successor to the Gyurza-M-class gunboats...
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(Kentavr)/Project 58503 Centaur-LK class is a series of small armored assault craft being built for the Ukrainian Navy. The first two vessels were laid...
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Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (category Military units and formations established in 2006)
Amphibious Naval beach units: Beachmaster Unit One Beachmaster Unit Two LCAC Units: Assault Craft Unit 4 Assault Craft Unit 5 Naval Special Warfare entities: Naval...
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Woman of the Year in honor of her commitment to public service. On October 5, 2006 she received the American Courage Award from the Asian American Justice...
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(formerly LVTP-7) Amphibious Assault Vehicle and they are part of the 4th Marine Division of the Marine Forces Reserve. The unit is based out of Marine Corps...
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539 Raiding Squadron RM (redirect from 539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines)
of Landing Craft including Rigid Raiders and Landing Craft Vehicle/Personnel. 539 Assault Squadron was named after the famous 539 Assault Flotilla which...
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helicopter assault (LHA) is the United States Navy's hull classification symbol for the general-purpose helicopter-carrying amphibious assault ships of...
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replaced in 2015 by several craft: the Combatant-Craft Assault (CCA), Combatant Craft Medium (CCM MK1), and Combat-Craft Heavy (CCH MK1) SEALION (SEAL...
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APS underwater rifle (redirect from APS Underwater Assault Rifle 5.56 mm)
underwater assault rifle (Russian: Автомат Подводный Специальный, romanized: Avtomat Podvodny Spetsialnyy, lit. 'Special Underwater Assault Rifle') is...
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seagoing amphibious assault ships capable of carrying and landing substantially more troops than their smaller assault landing craft (LCA). The result was...
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PHIBRON (category Amphibious units and formations of the United States Navy)
craft from a Naval Beach Group two or more of either a Assault Craft Units (ACU), Beachmaster Units (BMU), Special Warfare Group (SWG), Explosive Ordinance...
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Mobile Riverine Force (category Military units and formations of the United States in the Vietnam War)
include 5 self-propelled barracks ships, 2 LSTs, 2 large harbor tugs, and 2 landing craft repair ships. In addition, two U.S. Navy river assault groups...
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USS Kearsarge (LHD-3) (category Wasp-class amphibious assault ships)
and close-in small craft. Missile decoy launchers augment the anti-ship missile defenses. Kearsarge is capable of amphibious assault, advance force and...
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