Taipei, March 29 (CNA) The Control Yuan on Wednesday asked Taiwan's military to take steps to correct its negligence that ultimately resulted in one soldier being killed and another injured while performing maintenance on a tank in southern Taiwan in July 2022.
The army yesterday said it has punished and demoted several military officers after they failed to follow regulations during a CM-11 tank maintenance session that resulted in the death of one solider and the injury of an officer in southern Taiwan on Thursday.
The Army Command Headquarters said in a statement that it has punished an undisclosed number of officers over the incident that resulted in the death of 24-year-old conscript Chuan Jo-yao (全若堯) and injured a 25-year-old sergeant surnamed Chiang (蔣) at the Joint Operations Training Base Command in Pingtung County.
Conscripts such as Chuan, who was undergoing a compulsory four-month
Taipei, July 24 (CNA) Taiwan's Army on Sunday said it has punished and demoted several military officers after they were found to have failed to follow regulations during a CM-11 tank maintenance session that resulted in the death of one solider and the injury of an officer in southern Taiwan three days ago.
Taipei, July 22 (CNA) A soldier severely injured after he was pinned underneath the gun barrel of a CM-11 tank while performing maintenance inside the tank's turret Thursday has died.