David Perez
Amphibious Combat Officer
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“We are experts on amphibious operations, which is a big role of the Marine Corps, since it provides us flexibility to go anywhere we want, from ship to shore, to be able to operate on all different types of terrain."
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Amphibious Combat Officer
Officers like Capt. Perez strategize, plan and oversee operations that involve attacking hostile shores from sea (that’s the amphibious part). He is directly responsible for over 100 amphibious combat vehicles or ACVs (that’s an eight-wheeled, 16-person transport!), the Marine Corps’ next-generation vehicles designed to move Marines from ship to shore, giving them the flexibility to go anywhere and support any mission at any time.
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