The detachment is the first active duty pilot training unit at Maxwell since 1945.
The Marine Corps pulled the amphibious combat vehicle from most operations in the surf following nonfatal mishaps in 2022.
The USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Jan. 17.
The service remains on track to recertify all roughly 300 operators of the amphibious combat vehicle on how to operate it safely in water.
The command and control and 30 mm-equipped versions will be ready for unit testing in 2024.
Another littoral regiment is planned for Guam in 2025.
The landing ship medium will be the Corps' first modern stern landing vessel.
The three men who died in a small plane crash in Oregon over the weekend were Afghan Air Force pilots who had resettled in the U.S. as refugees.
Sgt. Matthew Bylski died after the amphibious combat vehicle flipped during training on land at Camp Pendleton, California.
The 14 other Marines who were in the vehicle when it flipped were taken to nearby hospitals for evaluation and treatment.
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