The last Marines to ever hold the 1833 MOS pose on top of an AAVP7A1 for the final time — June 13, 2025, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
On June 13, 2025, under a heavy Carolina sky, the Marines of 2d Assault Amphibian Battalion gathered for one final mission—not one of warfighting, but of remembrance. The sundown ceremony of the AAVP7A1 wasn’t just the closing chapter of a vehicle’s service—it was the end of an era.
For over 50 years, the Tracks rumbled through the mud, across the surf, and deep into the fight. They carried Marines into battle, brought them home, and left their mark in every theater from Desert Storm to Fallujah. But what the AAVP7A1 truly carried was something greater: generations of warriors, brothers and sisters bonded by the steel walls of a hull that became home.
2D AA BN stood tall in formation, watching as the last AAVs rolled out, their tracks cutting deep into the concrete one final time. These weren’t just vehicles—they were symbols of grit, legacy, and the never-quit attitude that defined the 1833 MOS. Marines didn’t just operate AAVs. They lived in them, fought from them, and bled beside them.
As the sun dipped below the horizon and the ramp dropped one final time, you could feel it: this wasn’t just the end of a platform—it was a torch being passed. The AAVP7A1 may be going silent, but her legacy roars on in every Marine who ever climbed aboard her and every soul she carried into the unknown.
To the old breed—thank you. To the new generation—honor her memory. Tracks might stop, but the mission never does.
YATYAS.