Assault Amphibian School trains Marines in Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) & Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV) operations and maintenance while assisting in the development of formal training and logistical evaluations of new AAV systems; and when directed, provide administrative and logistical support.
U.S. Marines with the Amphibious Combat Vehicle Transition Training Unit completed a newly developed curriculum at the Assault Amphibian School at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, June 26-July 20, 2023. The Marine Corps' newly established ACV TTU developed and implemented two recently designed courses, the Operators Certification Course and Maintainers Certification Course, ensuring Marines possess the technical knowledge, skills, and proficiency required to safely operate, maintain, and employ the ACV. The Marine Corps is taking a deliberate approach to fielding the ACV to the Fleet Marine Force to ensure our Marines understand the platform’s capabilities and can operate it safely and proficiently. ACVs are currently authorized to conduct waterborne operations in open and protected waters while surf-zone transit testing is ongoing. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Daniel Medina and Cpl. Luis Agostini)
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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Carlos Granados, the sergeant major of Assault Amphibian School, delivers remarks during an amphibious combat vehicle gunnery field exercise at Range 407 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2024. For the gunnery field exercise, AAS students learned to fire the MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and the M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun utilizing the common remotely operated weapons systems. The Marine Corps is taking a deliberate approach to fielding the ACV to the Fleet Marine Force to ensure our Marines understand the platform’s capabilities and can operate it safely and proficiently.
An M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun fires during an amphibious combat vehicle gunnery field exercise at Range 407 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2024. For the gunnery field exercise, Assault Amphibian School students learned to fire the MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and the M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun utilizing the common remotely operated weapons systems. The Marine Corps is taking a deliberate approach to fielding the ACV to the Fleet Marine Force to ensure our Marines understand the platform’s capabilities and can operate it safely and proficiently.
U.S. Marines with Assault Amphibian School ground guide an Amphibious Combat Vehicle during a Basic Land Driving course at Fire Base Gloria at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 29, 2024. ACV crewmember students must successfully complete this 80-day course as part of their required certifications to operate the ACV. The Marine Corps is taking a deliberate approach to fielding the ACV to the Fleet Marine Force to ensure our Marines understand the platform’s capabilities and can operate it safely and proficiently.
U.S. Marines with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, pass through the surf in order to conduct a shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore training event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. This training evolution marked the first platoon-level ACV exercise with embarked troops, demonstrating capability and competency during waterborne operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Quince Bisard)
A U.S. Marine Corps Amphibious Combat Vehicle with 3d Assault Amphibian Battalion, 1st Marine Division, prepares for launch during a shore-to-ship and ship-to-shore training event at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, April 8, 2022. This training evolution marked the first platoon-level ACV exercise with embarked troops, demonstrating capability and competency during waterborne operations.(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Quince Bisard)
U.S. Marines with Assault Amphibian School prepare ammunition for an amphibious combat vehicle gunnery field exercise at Range 407 at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, March 26, 2024. For the gunnery field exercise, AAS students learned to fire the MK19 40 mm automatic grenade launcher and the M2A1 .50-caliber machine gun utilizing the common remotely operated weapons systems. The Marine Corps is taking a deliberate approach to fielding the ACV to the Fleet Marine Force to ensure our Marines understand the platform’s capabilities and can operate it safely and proficiently.
An Amphibious Combat Vehicle is staged during a Basic Land Driving Course at Fire Base Gloria at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Feb. 29, 2024. ACV crewmember students must successfully complete this 80-day course as part of their required certifications to operate the ACV. The Marine Corps is taking a deliberate approach to fielding the ACV to the Fleet Marine Force to ensure our Marines understand the platform’s capabilities and can operate it safely and proficiently.
WELCOME ABOARD LETTER
Mailing Address Assault Amphibian School P. O. Box 555041 Camp Pendleton, Ca 92055-5061
Command Deck
Motor Transport
Commanding Officer
(760) 725-2322
Motor Transport Chief
(760) 725-2403
Executive Officer
(760) 725-2329
Motor Transport Ops Chief
Sergeant Major
(760) 725-2418
Motor Transport Maint Chief
(760) 763-1046
Motor Transport Dispatcher
(760) 725-2830
Hazmat
(760) 725-2088
Headquarters & Support Company
1800 Teams
H&S Company Commander
(760) 725-1414
1800 Course Chief
(760) 725-2942
H&S Company 1stSgt
(760) 763-6105
Team 1
H&S Company GySgt
(760) 763-6083
Team 2
H&S Company Clerk
Team 3
Mat Platoon
(760) 725-2639
(AO/Aul)
Training And Instructor Company
2100 Teams
T & I Company Commander
(760) 725-2034
2100 Course Chief
(760) 725-2082
T & I Company Executive Officer
(760) 763-2108
AAVRB Team 1
(760) 763-6112
T & I Company 1stSgt
(760) 763-6120
AAVRB Team 2
(760) 763-6119
T & I Company Operations Chief
(760) 763-2661
AAVRB Lab
(760) 763-6100
T & I Company Training NCO/Clerk
(760) 763-6122
AAVRI Instructor
(760) 763-6110
Special Staff
Curriculum
Guard Chief
(760) 725-2176
Formal School Advisor
(760) 763-6078
Unit Readiness Coordinator
Formal School Chief
(760) 763-6108
Chaplain Officer
(760) 725-2059/2202
Academics Officer
(760) 763-2129
Career Planner
(760) 725-2059
Curriculum Chief
(760) 763-6128
Security Manager
Security Assistant
(760) 763-6095
AO/Aul Curriculum Developers
S-1
1833/1803 Curriculum Developers
(760) 763-6127
S-1 Adj
(760) 763-6087
MK154 Developer
Admin Chief/Voting Asst Officer
(760) 763-6079
VCC Developer
(760) 763-6125
S-1 DTS Clerk / Legal Clerk
AAVRB/AAVRI Developer
(760) 763-6124
S-3
Comm Developer
(760) 725-2348
S-3 Chief
(760) 763-6081
TVM Maintenance
S-3 Training NCO/PME
(760) 763-6090
Maintenance Officer
(760) 725-2622
S-3 Officer
(760) 763-6121
Maintenance Chief
(760) 763-6129
Ramp Chief
(760) 763-6102
S-4
TVM Office
S-4 Main Line
(760) 763-3059
Machine Shop
S-4 Chief
(760) 725-8157
Welding Shop
S-4 Clerk/Ammo
(760) 763-3279
Hydraulic Shop
Corpsman
(760) 763-6080
Tool Room
(760) 763-6098
Maintenance Management Chief
(760) 725-0162
Armory
(760) 763-6089
Supply
Other
Supply Officer
(760) 725-2060
OOD
(760) 421-7174
Financial Analyst
DNCO/Duty Driver
(760) 712-7824
Supply Chief
Bldg 210905 Duty
(760) 763-2682
Supply Warehouse
Duty Driver
(760) 846-1634
S-6
Barracks 210724 (Student Barracks)
(760) 725-2353
LRC
(760) 763-0118
S-5
AVTB Front Desk
(760) 763-2016/2431
SACO
(760) 725-8218
AVTB SNCOIC
(760) 725-2431
Camp Services
AVTB Ops Section
(760) 763-2088
Camp Services OIC
(760) 725-2203
AVTB Maint Section
(760) 725-2519
AVTB
(760) 763-6316
Entering Camp Pendleton though the Main Gate, Take the first right after you pass the guard shack and right again to go over the overpass.
At the light continue straight across the bridge.
Turn Left at Harbor Drive; take the first left and head west towards the lagoon, Going down a hill to Krause Street.
Turn right it will be the second, large building on the right (BLDG. #210568). It is the Assault Amphibian School.
Entering Camp Pendleton thought the back gate, follow Vandergrift for several miles.
You will pass the Pacific Plaza (Commissary, McDonald's, Gas Station), which will be on your right.
Once you pass the Pacific Plaza, Take the next right onto the overpass just before the guard shack.
At the light you will take a right and continue across the bridge.
Turn Left at Harbor Drive; take the first left and head west towards the lagoon, Going down a hill to Krause Street. Turn right it will be the second, large building on the right (BLDG. #210568). It is the Assault Amphibian School.
Assault Amphibian School (AAS), 210568 Boat Basin Rd, Oceanside, CA 92055
Commanding Officer Assault Amphibian School Building 210568 Box 555041 Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5041
DNCO Phone: 760-763-6082
Government messing and billeting is available for all entry level students.
No dependents or POVs are authorized while in student status if in the entry-level pipeline. Intermediate and advanced-level course students and lateral move students are authorized a POV.
Students will report into this command wearing the Service Alpha Uniform
After hours arrival can be accomplished by checking in with local personnel on duty at the schoolhouse.
Students will then be required to report to IMSO on the next available working day no later than 0730 pacific standard time.
Checking into Assault Amphibian School during normal working hours should report to the S-1 located in Bldg. 210568 on Del Mar, Camp Pendleton, CA (the second building on the right after passing 3rd AABn on Basin Road). After normal working hours report in person to the Duty Non-Commissioned Officer at Bldg 210568 or call the AOOD at 760-763-6082. All personnel will report in the Service Alpha uniform.
Permanent Personnel with dependents will check-in to base housing: Military Homes for Rent in Oceanside, CA | Camp Pendleton (MCB) (livelmh.com)
Permanent Personnel without dependents will check-in to barracks: BEQ (760) 725-2203
21 Area Chowhall
Available for all enlisted students, SNCOs, and officers. 21 Area Mess Hall - Google Maps
POVs will be parked in the lot across from and adjacent to building 210568. Do not park in the marked spaces, as they are reserved for key personnel.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, the Corps' largest West Coast expeditionary training facility, encompasses more than 125,000 acres of Southern California terrain. Camp Pendleton is one of the Department of Defense's busiest installations and offers a broad spectrum of training facilities for many active and reserve Marine, Army and Navy units, as well as national, state and local agencies. The links below will provide access to important resources at Camp Pendleton.
GySgt Nay M 'Aung Email Address: naymin.aung.bm@usmc.mil Phone: (760) 725-2403 Unit Address: 210568, Boat Basin Rd, Oceanside, CA 92055
The USMC Equal Opportunity (EO) Program seeks to ensure fair and equal treatment for all personnel regardless of race, sex, national origin, or religion. Unlawful discriminatory practices within the Marine Corps, Training Command, and Assault Amphibian School (AAS) are counterproductive and unacceptable. Discrimination, to include sexual harassment, undermines morale, reduces combat readiness, and prevents maximum utilization and development of Training Command's most vital asset, its people. The policy of Training Command is to provide equality of treatment and the opportunity of all personnel to achieve their full potential based solely upon merit, fitness, and ability. This order outlines the AAS EO Program.
Prohibited discriminatory and harassment practices within the Marine Corps are counter-productive, unacceptable, and will not be tolerated. The Marine Corps will maintain a culture of dignity, care, and concern in which all members of the organization are afforded equal treatment and opportunity to achieve their full potential based upon individual merit, fitness, intellect, and ability. All service members will cultivate an environment free from Prohibited Activities and Conduct (PAC). PAC undermines morale, reduce combat readiness, and prevent maximum utilization and development of the Marine Corps’ most vital asset: its people.
To implement an aggressive EO program, which will employ proactive measures to deter/reduce AAS's vulnerability to the potentially harmful effects of discrimination. The guiding principles of this plan include improved individual/unit EO awareness, education, training, special emphasis programs, and climate assessments. Efforts will produce the synergy necessary to allow AAS to improve its combat readiness.
The WWII/Korea LVT Museum is located in a Quonset hut style building at Camp Del Mar, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, near Assault Amphibian School, Training Command. It houses exhibits on Landing Vehicles Tracked (LVTs) from World War II and the Korean War, including six vintage models used by the U.S. Marine Corps. The museum highlights the service of the "Alligator" Marines during the amphibious assaults of World War II and the Korean War. In 1996, the museum won the prestigious Colonel John H. Magruder III Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation.
The World War II and Korea LVT Exhibit is located in Building 21561 in the base's boat basin and maintained by the Assault Amphibious School Battalion. All parties interested in visiting the museum or any questions regarding vintage amphibious tracked vehicles, related artifacts, and informational displays, please send all inquiries to lvtmuseum@gmail.com.
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Know Your Rights as a Federal Employee: What can you do if you believe a "Prohibited Personnel Practice - PPP" has been committed? Current and former federal employees, including probationary employees, and applicants for federal employment can file a written complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel. Complaint forms are available on the Web at https://osc.gov. Employees do not need attorneys to file a complaint. OSC is an independent and prosecutorial agency. It will investigate allegations of prohibited personnel practices and seek the appropriate corrective and/or disciplinary action. Whistleblower Protection Resources: (Select Documents Below *REVIEW*) Encl 1 - New PPP Poster 1.18.18 Encl 2 - Whistle Blower (WB) Poster Encl 3 - Your Rights as a Federal Employee Encl 4 - WB Retaliation Poster 1.19.18 Encl 5 - Know Your Rights When Reporting Wrongs Encl 6 - TRNGCMD Memo for Annual OSC Notice Encl 7 - Supervisors Responding to Complaints Encl 8 - TECOM Whistleblower Memo