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Students and instructors assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5) conducted small boat training in Southern California with Soldiers from the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne). Special...
Assault Craft Unit 5 (ACU 5) is the United States Navy's Pacific operating unit for the Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC). Headquartered at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton , California, their mission is transporting, ship-to-shore and across the beach, personnel, weapons, equipment, and cargo of the assault elements of the Marine Air-Ground ...
Any Sailor of any rating can apply, as long as they meet all other eligibility requirements (such as ASVAB, 2nd Class swimmer, paygrade requirements, etc). The letter is directly addressed to ACU-4 in Virginia, but this also applies for anyone interested in coming to ACU-5 in Camp Pendleton, CA.
Formal training is conducted at ACU-4 or ACU-5 for roughly two months. Will I receive Sea Pay? Currently ACU-4, 5 and NBU-7 Sailors only receive Sea Pay while embarked onboard a Ship.
Manned by an all enlisted crew of 5 Sailors, the Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) provides one of the most unique jobs available in the Surface Navy. The L...
Air cushioned vehicle for transporting, ship-to-shore and across the beach, personnel, weapons, equipment, and cargo of the assault elements of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. The Landing Craft...
A landing craft air cushioned (LCAC) piloted by Senior Chief Sonar Technician Josh Meehan, assigned to Assault Craft Unit Five (ACU-5), is guided into Silver Strand Beach by sailor's assigned to...
