Light Armored Vehicles at Camp Pendleton
7/30/08 - Our friend Captain Ronny, USMC, invited us out to Camp Pendleton today to check out his LAV training facility before he leaves the Marines this week. Josh, Brian and I had a great time crawling through the LAV's and playing in the simulator.
LAV-Training-0001![]() This is Captain Ronny |
LAV-Training-0043![]() This is a Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25) at Camp Pendleton |
LAV-Training-0006![]() Josh and Brian climb on board. |
LAV-Training-0009![]() Here we are. |
LAV-Training-0015![]() M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun |
LAV-Training-0016![]() Mmmm, Josh likes the gun. |
LAV-Training-0017![]() Smoke grenade launchers |
LAV-Training-0018![]() Captain Ronny opens her up. |
LAV-Training-0019![]() Brian climbs in |
LAV-Training-0021![]() Cool guy in the gunner seat |
LAV-Training-0023![]() Brian climbs into the tiny space where the driver sits. |
LAV-Training-0025![]() Wow, tight fit. |
LAV-Training-0026![]() Back where the infantry sits. |
LAV-Training-0027![]() Brian checkin it |
LAV-Training-0028![]() These are the turret controls. Lots of them. |
LAV-Training-0031![]() Cool |
LAV-Training-0033![]() That's some serious armor |
LAV-Training-0035![]() Ronny fired up the LAV simulator for us. |
LAV-Training-0036![]() This is the control panel. Yes it looks like a video game. |
LAV-Training-0037![]() A very expensive video game. |
LAV-Training-0041![]() Cool guy strikes again. |