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Mission of Assault Amphibian Battalion (AABN)
To transport troops and supplies from assault shipping to shore via amphibious forcible entry and conduct subsequent mechanized operations ashore.
Organization of AABN
H&S Company, Assault Amphibian Companies
Organization of 1st & 3rd AABN
4 Assault Amphibian Companies and HS bn
Organization of 2d AABN
3 Assault Amphibian Companies
Mission of Assault Amphibian H&S Company
Provide the Battalion Commander the means to train, maintain, prepare and sustain subordinate units in order to provide the Ground Combat Element with force protection, command and control and logistics.
Mission of the Assault Amphibian Companies
Provide the Ground Combat Element with the general support lift, staff expertise, and command and control assets to plan and execute amphibious forcible entry and subsequent mechanized operations ashore.
Organization of the Assault Amphibian Companies
Consists of 3 Assault Amphibian platoons, a headquarters platoon, and a maintenance platoon.
AAVP7A1 Mission
Land the surface assault elements of the landing force and their equipment in a single lift from assault shipping during amphibious operations to inland objectives and to conduct subsequent mechanized operations ashore
AAVP7A1
A fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle
AAVP7A1 Crew
3
AAVP7A1 Armaments
HBM2 .50 Caliber Machine Gun and MK 19 MOD3 40 MM Machine Gun
AAVP7A1 Troop Capactiy
21 Combat Equipped Troops @ (285 Pounds per troop) or 10,000 Pounds of cargo
AAVC7A1 Mission
Provide the Commander with a mobile communication center to communicate between amphibious assault forces and assault shipping while conducting amphibious forcible entry and inland operations.
AAVC7A1 Communication Center
Contains equipment to provide external secure radio transmission between the AAVC7A1 and other vehicles and radios.
AAVC7A1 Communication Center Equipment
1 UHF net; 1 Blue Force Tracker; 1 SatCom net; 1 HF net; 6 VHF nets connected to 6 staff stations with toughbook work stations
