Assault Craft Unit TWO | |
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![]() US NavyLanding Craft Utility (LCU) 1654, assigned to Assault Craft Unit 2, departs the well deck of the amphibious assault ship | |
Active | December 1959 – present |
Country | United States |
Branch | USN |
Garrison/HQ | Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia |
Engagements | |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Elaine Luria |
Assault Craft Unit TWO (ACU-2) is an Atlantic Ocean Maritime Prepositioning Force in the United States Navy operated under Naval Beach Group Two out of Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia. ACU-2's force consists of Landing Craft Utility boats (LCU),[1] Landing Craft Mechanized, Mark 8 boats (LCM), and Maritime Prepositioning Force Utility Boats (MPFUB). The sister unit of ACU-2 is Assault Craft Unit 1 in Naval Amphibious Base Coronado.