# REDIRECT Amphibious transport dock

* Amphibious transport docks and Troopships ( LST ) — peninsulas

This small aircraft carrier was not built by the US although a long deck Amphibious assault ship equipped with STOVL fighters and ASW helicopters instead of its primary transport helicopters is operating in a secondary sea control role.

* Amphibious transport docks

The unit, renamed 7th Amphibious Scouts, received a new mission, to go ashore with the assault boats, buoy channels, erect markers for the incoming craft, handle casualties, take offshore soundings, blow up beach obstacles and maintain voice communications linking the troops ashore, incoming boats and nearby ships.

Amphibious forces were fully organized and devoted to this mission, although the troops not only fought ashore, but on board ships.

The mission of the Naval Amphibious Base is to provide required support services to over 15, 000 personnel of the 27 homeported ships and 78 resident and / or supported activities.

; Expeditionary Warfare School ( EWS ): formerly Amphibious Warfare School ( AWS ): The mission of EWS is to provide Marine Captains career-level professional military education and oversee their professional military training in command and control, MAGTF operations ashore, and naval expeditionary operations.

One of the more common types is the amphibious ferry such as the M3 Amphibious Rig.

* Amphibious warfare-ships having organic capability for amphibious assault and which have characteristics enabling long duration operations on the high seas.

On June 11, 2009, Conway spoke at the National Press Club about the importance of maintaining the Amphibious assault ships to lift two Marine Expeditionary Brigades and the time " at home " away from the current wars to train for amphibious assault.

* M3 Amphibious Rig, a German self-propelled amphibious bridging vehicle

The Reconnaissance Platoon is a commando unit, belonging to the amphibious battalion of the Swedish Amphibious Corps.

In 1934, Amphibious Warfare Doctrine, along with special amphibious landing crafts for World War II were developed here.

For rotary-wing amphibious aircraft, see Amphibious helicopter.

* M2 Alligator, an amphibious bridging vehicle developed by German firm EWK, later succeeded by the M3 Amphibious Rig

Moving to San Diego in August 1942, the general took command of the Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet, under which he completed the amphibious indoctrination of the 2d and 3d Marine Divisions before they went overseas, and the 7th Army Division and other units involved in the Aleutians operation.

The Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle ( EFV ) ( formerly known as the Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle ) was an amphibious assault vehicle that was being developed for the U. S. Marine Corps.

Two main categories of amphibious vehicle are immediately apparent: those that travel on an air-cushion-Hovercraft-and those that don't-see Amphibious vehicles main page.

The Assault Amphibious Vehicle ( AAV )— official designation AAV-7A1 ( formerly known as LVTP-7 )— is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U. S. Combat Systems ( previously by United Defense, a former division of FMC Corporation ).

File: US Navy 081006-N-0998G-053 Amphibious assault vehicles are maintained in the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard ( LHD 6 ) during well deck operation training. jpg | Well deck operation training with AAVs

* The Amphibious Training Base ( also known as " Little Creek ") was the center for all types of amphibious training and the training of ship's crews for LSM ( landing ship medium ), LCI ( landing craft infantry ), and LCU ( landing craft utility ); LCM ( landing craft mechanized ), and LCVP ( landing craft vehicle, personnel ) boat crews were also trained at Little Creek.

Shortly thereafter, however, the bases at Little Creek, because of their central location on the Atlantic coast, excellent and varied beach conditions, proximity to the naval facilities of Norfolk, berthing facilities for amphibious ships through the size of LSTs, and other advantages, were consolidated into the present installation and renamed the Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek with a commissioning date of August 10, 1945.

Thousands of men and women from all branches of the Armed Forces, as well as military students from foreign nations, now pass through the gates of the Naval Amphibious Base yearly for training in amphibious warfare.

* Captive Air Amphibious Transporter, a DARPA tracked amphibious vehicle carrying containers from ship to shore.

* AMFEX ( Amphibious Familiarization Exercise ) Students spend two days at Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base and Norfolk Naval Base gaining a basic understanding of amphibious ships and their capabilities.

On 4 September the U. S. 5th Fleet's amphibious troops were designated the V Amphibious Corps and placed under Marine Corps Major General Holland M. Smith.

File: Vickers Light Amphibious Tank. jpg | The Vickers light amphibious tank was used by Dutch forces in the East Indies.

* Amphibious Assault Vehicle, an amphibious tracked vehicle

There was only one APA, the, which was in a poor state of repair and trailed an oil slick wherever it went, precluding its use in a combat zone, but VII Amphibious Force had three Australian assault transports, known as Landing Ships, Infantry ( LSI ):, and.

* Amphibious cargo ship, from its United States Navy hull classification symbol prior to 1969

* Costa Sur modified Amphibious cargo ship ( LKA ) ( 1 )

Amphibious cargo ships were U. S. Navy ships designed specifically to carry troops, heavy equipment and supplies in support of amphibious assaults, and to provide naval gunfire support during those assaults.

# REDIRECT Amphibious cargo ship

* Amphibious ready group, a US Navy group consisting of Navy ships and a Marines landing force

He spent over 3 years aboard ships of the Atlantic Fleet and served as navigator on the staff of Commander Amphibious Squadron Four.

* Amphibious warfare ships, popularly known as " gators " or " gator freighters "

For the early years of its existence, its forces normally consisted of an Aircraft Carrier Battle Group ( CVBG ), an Amphibious Ready Group ( ARG ), surface combatants, submarines, maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, and logistics ships.

However, its usual configuration now includes a Carrier Strike Group, Amphibious Ready Group or Expeditionary Strike Group, and other ships and aircraft with almost 15, 000 people serving afloat and 1, 000 support personnel ashore.

For ships of this hull classification in the Royal Navy LPH is a direct acronym for " Landing Platform Helicopter " while the United States Navy referred to its vessels within this classification as " Amphibious Assault Ships.

When the ships of a PHIBRON are loaded up with the forces of a Marine Expeditionary Unit and some additional Navy units ( including landing craft from two or more Assault Craft Units or ACU ), it is designated as an Amphibious Ready Group ( ARG ).

Category: Amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy

Category: Amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy

* Amphibious ships

Category: Amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy

Amphibious ships:

By July enough amphibious ships had arrived in SWPA to allow Barbey to divide the VII Amphibious Force.

Some common places to find ISs are on Aircraft Carriers, Guided Missile Cruisers, various Amphibious ships, aircraft squadrons, and shore installations.

* Amphibious assault ships