base. it happened at camp pendleton in california. 15 marines taken to hospitals after a amphibious assault vehicle caught fire. here's abc's david kerley tonight. >> reporter: it was fire in an assault vehicle like this, during a training mission, that injured the 15 marines. while it is amphibious, the vehicle was on land when that fire started. the marines were medevaced to hospitals. five in critical condition. five others in serious condition, but there are no fatalities. recently, marines were using the aav-7 to rescue victims of the flooding from hurricane harvey in houston. this incident comes in a year with several deadly military accidents. 15 marines and a sailor died when a kc-130 crashed. three marines claimed in the crash of an osprey crash. and the two navy ships colliding with cargo ships, leaving a total of 17 sailors dead. training can often be as deadly as war. just last night in ft. hood, texas, during a training mission