Large Scale Exercise-15...photos by Lance Cpl. Chris Garcia

Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment used the P7 amphibious assault vehicle to travel to various locations in order to reach their objectives during Large Scale Exercise 15 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 14 – 15, 2015. LSE-15 is a combined U.S. Marine Corps, Canadian and British exercise conducted at the brigade level, designed to enable live, virtual and constructive training for participating forces.

Marines with 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment prepare to start the movement to contact training event during Large Scale Exercise 15 aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Aug. 14–15, 2015. LSE-15 is a combined U.S. Marine Corps, Canadian and British exercise conducted at the brigade level, designed to enable live, virtual and constructive training for participating forces.

Sidenote:  Ok.  Someone that ACTUALLY KNOWS tell me what the REAL DEAL nomenclature of the AAV is.  Is it P7 Amphibious Assault Vehicle, is it Assault Amphibious Vehicle, or is it AAVP7A1 RAM/RS....or is it correct to call it all of the above?  With the change long ago from LVT to AAV its never been clear what we call the damn track!  Help me out.