Readiness

Reserve Marines with 4th Assault Amphibian Battalion, 4th Marine Division, conducted AAV launch training at Blount Island in Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 13, 2014. The training focused on ship-to-shore operations and interoperability with the U.S. Navy. The Marines drove the AAVs off the ramp of the back of the USNS SEAY (T-AKR-302), a Maritime Prepositioning Ship, then headed back to shore.