Eighty years ago today, June 6, 1944, 132,500 Allied forces stormed ashore on France’s Normandy coast to begin the final liberation of Europe from Nazi rule...

U.S. Navy landing craft, air cushion pilots assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, approach the beach landing site during an amphibious landing for Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training/Marine Exercise Sri Lanka 2023 in Mullikulam, Jan. 22...

CAMP PENDLETON, CA, UNITED STATES Capt. Scott Carroll relieved Capt. Chris Nelson as commanding officer of Assault Craft Unit (ACU) 5 during a change of command ceremony at ACU-5 onboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 16...

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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (NNS) – A robust training program combined with meticulous mishap prevention and reporting procedures earned Assault Craft Unit FIVE (ACU-5) the 2020 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Safety Award in the Fleet Operational Support Unit category for the second year in a row,...

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (NNS) -- An organizational culture of safety-mindedness and a commitment to mishap reduction earned Assault Craft Unit FIVE (ACU-5) the 2019 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Shore Safety Award in the Fleet Operational Support Unit category, April 22, 2020.The annual CNO Shore...

Congratulations AT1 (AW/IW) Francis Conrad from ACU-5 as the ESG-3 Sea Sailor of the Year. She was selected from an extremely talented group of deck plate leaders within the Strike Group. Bravo Zulu to the other outstanding candidates: OS1 Brittany Ainu’u, ABH1 James Timanus, CTM1 Joseph Kleefisch,...