Lance Cpl. Hans Sandoval-Pereyra is the third Marine to be killed in a tactical vehicle accident over the past two months. Marine 1st Lt. Hugh C. McDowell of Washington, D.C. was killed Thursday. The armored reconnaissance vehicle is expected to begin replacing the legacy LAV by the late 2020s. The Corps will continue to field the remaining M27s that have been purchased to the infantry and combat engineer battalions through 2021. This will replace the Black Hawk helicopter for the Army and the Venom helicopter for the Marines. LAR unit leaders, who hail from the 0363-job field, are only staffed at 62 percent. The Corps has been making steady upgrades to one of its oldest tactical vehicles. The Corps has yet to pick a replacement for its LAV but is actively in the hunt for one. New methods of firing a completely different bullet will be on display at the test fire. LAVs aboard the 31st MEU engaged surface targets with the M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun while strapped to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship Wasp. Load More