ACV-30 passes cargo-hold test aboard USNS Dahl

US Marine Corps logistics personnel successfully assessed the turreted Amphibious Combat Vehicle ACV-30 inside the cargo spaces of Military Sealift Command ship USNS Dahl at Blount Island, Florida, on 4 November 2026. Marines and contractors checked clearance, manoeuvring space, tie-down requirements and loading and unloading options for the variant considered most difficult to accommodate aboard a maritime prepositioning vessel. The exercise confirmed transportability and produced measurements to inform future embarkation plans for the wider ACV family. It was a shipboard logistics compatibility test rather than a deployment, combat trial or new vehicle procurement decision.