U.S. Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicles move into position after reaching the beach during the amphibious assault phase of Bold Alligator 2012 at Camp Lejeune, N.C., on Feb. 6, 2012. Bold Alligator is a joint and multinational amphibious assault exercise involving several foreign militaries and the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps designed to execute brigade-sized amphibious assaults against low-to-medium land and maritime threats to improve amphibious core competencies.