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Top Marines expected to testify to Congress about fatal AAV training accident and safety procedures


By ERIKA I. RITCHIE | The Orange County Register | Published: May 1, 2021
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Tribune News Service) The Marine Corps top leaders will speak before a Congressional committee on Monday, May 3, addressing lawmakers concern about a lack of safety and an uptick in training accidents.
The appearance was prompted by a recently released investigation into the most deadly accident the Corps has had training with the amphibious assault vehicles that have been in use since the 1970s.
With the number of military training accidents and fatalities outpacing combat deaths in recent years, lawmakers have been holding hearings on the apparent trend since 2019. California representatives John Garamendi, D- Walnut Grove, and Rep. Jackie Speier, D- Hillsborough, who both sit on the House Armed Services Committee, asked for Monday s review of the details in the latest AAV accident. ....

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Marines begin new probe of disaster that killed nine troops off San Clemente Island


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WASHINGTON - The Marine Corps has launched a new investigation into an amphibious task force at the center of a disaster off the coast of San Diego last year that killed nine U.S. troops, service officials said, opening the possibility for additional discipline for officers involved.
A board of officers will review the formation of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, of Camp Pendleton, Calif., with Lt. Gen. Carl Mundy serving as board president, the service said in a statement.
“The investigation will inquire into the formation of the 15th MEU; training and material readiness impacting the formation of the 15th MEU; and higher headquarters oversight of the 15th MEU,” the service said. “The goal is to ensure the Marine Corps is doing everything possible to prevent this type of mishap from happening again.” ....

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