United States Marine Corps

===Ground vehicles===
{{main|List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps}}

The Corps operates the same [[Humvee|HMMWV]] as does the Army, which is in the process of being replaced by the [[Joint Light Tactical Vehicle]] (JLTV). However, for its specific needs, the Corps uses a number of unique vehicles. The [[LAV-25]] is a dedicated wheeled armored personnel carrier, similar to the Army's [[Stryker]] vehicle, used to provide strategic mobility.<ref>{{cite web |title= Light Armored Vehicle-25 (LAV-25) |work= USMC Fact File |publisher= U.S. Marine Corps |url= http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil/factfile.nsf/7e931335d515626a8525628100676e0c/b54eb957c0d3b17a852562830058111b?OpenDocument |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20030428184054/http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil/factfile.nsf/7e931335d515626a8525628100676e0c/b54eb957c0d3b17a852562830058111b?OpenDocument|archive-date=28 April 2003}}</ref> Amphibious capability is provided by the [[Assault Amphibious Vehicle|AAV-7A1 Assault Amphibious Vehicle]], an armored tracked vehicle that doubles as an [[Armoured personnel carrier|armored personnel carrier]], due to be replaced by the [[Amphibious Combat Vehicle]], a faster vehicle with superior armor and weaponry. The threat of [[land mine]]s and [[improvised explosive device]]s in Iraq and Afghanistan has seen the Corps begin purchasing heavily armored vehicles that can better withstand the effects of these weapons as part of the [[MRAP|Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle program]].<ref>{{cite web|title = U.S. Marine Corps Orders More Force Protection Vehicles|work = Force Protection, Inc. – In the News|publisher = Force Protection, Inc.|date = August 2006|url = http://www.forceprotection.net/news/news_article.html?id=142|access-date = 3 January 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090503120706/http://www.forceprotection.net/news/news_article.html?id=142|archive-date = 3 May 2009|df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="LVSR">{{cite web|url=http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/10/marine_lvsr_102209w/#|title=First LVSR truck arrives in Afghanistan|last=Lamothe|first=Dan|date=22 October 2009|work=[[Marine Corps Times]]|access-date=23 October 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110428155003/http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2009/10/marine_lvsr_102209w/|archive-date=28 April 2011}}</ref>

The Marines also operate the [[M777 howitzer|M777 155&nbsp;mm howitzer]] and the [[M142 HIMARS|High Mobility Artillery Rocket System]] (HIMARS), a truck-mounted rocket artillery system. Both are capable of firing guided munitions.<ref name="JCLewis">{{Cite journal|last= Lewis|first= Maj. J Christopher|title= The Future Artillery Force... Today|journal= Marine Corps Gazette|issue= July 2006|pages= 24–25|publisher= Marine Corps Association|date=July 2006}}</ref> In 2020, the Marine Corps retired its [[M1 Abrams|M1A1 Abrams]] tanks and eliminated all of its tank units. General David Berger explained the decision describing the long-serving Marine weapons system as "operationally unsuitable for our highest-priority challenges." The move leaves the Army as the sole American operator of tanks.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A farewell to armor: Marine Corps shuts down tank units, hauls away M1A1s|url=https://www.stripes.com/news/marine-corps/a-farewell-to-armor-marine-corps-shuts-down-tank-units-hauls-away-m1a1s-1.639355#:~:text=After%20serving%202nd%20MARDIV%20for,the%20Marine%20Corps%27%20modernization%20plan.&text=A%20U.S.%20Marine%20with%202nd,N.C.,%20July%2027,%202020.|access-date=23 November 2020|website=Stars and Stripes|archive-date=4 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204030021/https://www.stripes.com/news/marine-corps/a-farewell-to-armor-marine-corps-shuts-down-tank-units-hauls-away-m1a1s-1.639355#:~:text=After%20serving%202nd%20MARDIV%20for,the%20Marine%20Corps%27%20modernization%20plan.&text=A%20U.S.%20Marine%20with%202nd,N.C.,%20July%2027,%202020.|url-status=live}}</ref>