The Buck Stops Here: Hold High-Ranking Officers Responsible for Training Accidents
A U.S. Marine carries a pair of combat boots during a memorial service at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Aug. 21, 2020, held in remembrance of the eight Marines and one sailor from Bravo Company, BLT 1/4, 15th MEU, who died in an assault amphibious vehicle mishap (U.S. Marine Corps/Cpl. Dalton S. Swanbeck)
5 Apr 2021
Military.com
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Michael McDowell
Michael H.C. McDowell is a Fellow in New America's International Security Program, focusing on the high death rate and critical injury toll on service members in military tactical vehicle "rollovers." His son, Marine troop commander 1st Lt. H. Conor McDowell, 24, was killed in a rollover at Camp Pendleton, California, on May 9, 2019.