U.S. Marine Corps with Combined Anti-Armor Team One, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division used Oshkosh Defense Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) Close Combat Weapons Carrier (CCWC) during a live-fire range on Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, March 18, 2020. The training integrates live-fire and maneuver tactics to increase the Marines’ proficiency with the JLTV and various weapons systems. JLTV is an ACAT IC Army-Marine Corps defense acquisition program that introduces a new generation tactical wheeled vehicle to replace a portion of the services’ High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) fleet.
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The JLTV Close Combat Weapons Carrier (CCWC) is the mission package configuration for employment of the TOW/SABER system. The system design includes a securable rear cargo box capable of accommodating TOW/SABER weapon system components, missiles, and loading/reloading capabilities in accordance with JLTV system specifications. The program office is interested in solutions that will continue to improve the CCWC loading/reloading capabilities to enhance the warfighter’s ability to employ, engage, and redeploy the TOW/SABER system safely.
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The Oshkosh Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) was developed by American Company Oshkosh Defence for the US Army and Marine Corps, to replace the aging fleet of High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV/Humvee). The JLTV family now consists of three base vehicle platforms, Utility (M1279 JLTV-UTL), Close Combat Weapons Carrier (M1281 JLTV-CCWC) and General Purpose (M1280 JLTV-GP). The Utility base vehicle platform is a two-door configuration, the General Purpose and Close Combat Weapons Carrier base vehicle platforms are a four-door configuration.