By ERIKA I. RITCHIE | The Orange County Register | Published: March 17, 2021 SANTA ANA, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — Seeing the Marine Corps' new Amphibious Combat Vehicle, Gunny Sgt. Christopher Sorrell said he thought to himself it looked a lot cooler than the legacy Amphibious Assault Vehicle that's been around for decades and is now on its way out. Then, he had the next four months to learn the ins and outs of the new armored, eight-wheeled seafaring vehicle before he and other Marines from Delta Company put it through its final testing paces across the harsh desert landscape and into the open ocean.