Amphibious Assault Vehicles storming the shore

[hiltonlife]

Good memories of a few AOTs'. Duluth, Denver, Pearl Harbor. Semper Fi Devildogs!

SSGT. H.

[xmarine521]

OORAH, 1st track vehicle battalion, camp schwab, Okinawa 1981, LVTP-7

[oldrumer4u]

I just wonder, how much "puke" has been washed out of those LAV's before landing

[tennbronco]

When was this video taken and from what ship ??

Miss the days of splashin off ships and doin beach assaults YAT -YAS !!!!

[tennbronco]

When was this video taken and from what ship ??

Miis the days of splashin off ships and doin beach assaults YAT -YAS !!!!

[caddyking444]

in the turret does it have like a grenade launcher thing

[TheCartoonPilot]

@caddyking444

yes, it has a grenade launcher thing.

[caddyking444]

@TheCartoonPilot lol thanks smartass Just messing lol @the grenade launcher thing

[wvufanngarner]

That's a lot of hurt, head'n at ya! YAT YAS Bravo Co. 2nd AAV's

[RPD2921]

YAT YAS Go charlie co 2d AAVs

[Ksims3254]

It's so funny I found myself watching

the video and yelling at the screen. "Lets go creep up watch your ground guide watch for the flag green flag go go go alright pop the hatches get ready for the flank."

K Sims, GySgt

4AABn 89-03

[charterviewer]

I used to drive AAVs, and I remember one time a Sailor came up to our track and asked for a ride. We were doing a mock beach invasion, and weren't picking up grunts for the trip back, so it was as simple as him asking for a ride, signing the roster and writing down his blood type, getting a quick lesson in how to get out, how to use the life jacket, and off we went. Moral of the story: It never hurts to ask.

[woLFpaCK03131]

how do you become the marines riding in the back of that

[charterviewer]

He was a Navy passenger who just asked for a ride. We were on his ship, he came up to my tank and asked he could ride along, we were empty, I checked and said sure.

[cplboyd]

usually the back is for infantry aka grunts but there is usually a crewman at the hatch and sometimes a mechanic

[Shoot2killusmc]

I remember the rush of being in the dark and feeling the most awesome drop ever! Thank you 1833s for all you do.

Semper Fi.Til I Die! Sgt. Mac U.S.M.C

[boymonkeyevil]

question for the AAV'ers out there... is there something you guys spray on your vehicles to fight potiential rusting? paint or gloss or something? i just always wondered how you managed t that problem.

[charterviewer]

No. There isn't. For every hour in the salt water we're in, there's at least 15 hours of maintenance busting rust and cleaning salt water out of the communications gear.

[jor070]

thanks for posting this!

[tippmann98031786]

3RD AABN A CO and C CO YAT YAS Marines 1833

[rickkmar]

yat yas 3rd aav bn 1st mar div, did my assaults off LST San Bernadino in 89 in Korea, tad to okinawa (schawb) good times , also desert sheild/storm

thanks for the memorys

howlin mad marty

[2ndaabn]

If you're belligerant as hell, wear dirty coveralls, smell like diesel fuel, and don't like apricots, then YAT-YAS!!

[TheCartoonPilot]

@2ndaabn

did someone say fruit punch?

[dnnylee]

I served her in 1976 SA Boatswains Mate then became a Corpsman HM3 served with 7th Marines Camp Pendleton Camp Mateo

[sniper1958]

I miss my amphibian monsters. 2nd assault amphibian Blt. Camp Lejeune.

[bushmastatx]

YAT YAS

[RandomStuffandJunk]

The USMC is awesome.

[yatyas02]

Yat Yas!

[cplbullet]

I was in the 3rd MarDiv 2nd TKBn in Okinawa, Japan this brings me back. Thanks for the posting of the video.

[wvufanngarner]

@cplbullet, when were you at schawb?

.........remember sin, i mean Kinville?........YAT YAS

[PHAEDRIDER]

i see mcchessney

[RRConductor7]

That was a nice left flank at the end, except for the one that fell behind.

[roadrash998]

really cool. I've tried to describe this to people. It's kinda scary when you're riding in the back of one those hogs.