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1 Marine killed, 14 taken to hospitals after amphibious combat vehicle rolls over during training
Read full article: 1 Marine killed, 14 taken to hospitals after amphibious combat vehicle rolls over during trainingOne U.S. Marine has died and 14 others were taken to hospitals after an amphibious combat vehicle they were in rolled over during a training at a California base.
Marines halt amphibious vehicle use at sea after mishaps
Read full article: Marines halt amphibious vehicle use at sea after mishapsThe U.S. Marine Corps has halted water operations for its new amphibious combat vehicles while it investigates why two of the seafaring tanks ran into trouble off Southern California's coast this week amid high surf.
Marine's body returned to Indiana hometown with procession
Read full article: Marine's body returned to Indiana hometown with processionA military procession has returned the body of a Marine who was among U.S. troops killed in a suicide bombing at Afghanistanās Kabul airport to his Indiana hometown.
Military finds human remains, sunken tank off California
Read full article: Military finds human remains, sunken tank off CaliforniaSAN DIEGO (AP) ā The Navy has located a seafaring tank that sank off the Southern California coast last week and was working to recover human remains, officials said Tuesday. After that process is complete, it will raise the amphibious vehicle. Seven Marines and one Navy sailor were missing after the 26-ton (23-metric ton) landing craft sank Thursday. All of the Marines aboard were attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at nearby Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego. The Marines use the vehicles to transport troops and equipment from Navy ships to land.
Marine from New Braunfels killed in training accident off Southern California coast
Read full article: Marine from New Braunfels killed in training accident off Southern California coastSAN DIEGO ā Two Marines from New Braunfels and Houston are among those dead after their landing craft sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise last week. Guillermo S. Perez, 19, of New Braunfels, was pronounced dead at the scene on Thursday, according to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at nearby Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego. Officials with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit announced Sunday that they called off the search. āIt is with a heavy heart that I decided to conclude the search and rescue effort,ā said Col. Christopher Bronzi, commander of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. All of the Marines aboard were attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, based at nearby Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego.
Marines halt search for 8 missing troops, all presumed dead
Read full article: Marines halt search for 8 missing troops, all presumed deadSAN DIEGO ā Eight troops missing after their landing craft sank off the Southern California coast during a training exercise are presumed dead, the Marine Corps announced Sunday. The Marines said they had called off the search that started late Thursday afternoon when the amphibious assault vehicle sank with 15 Marines and one Navy sailor aboard. The craft was one of 13 amphibious assault vehicles that had just completed an exercise. Troops on board two other amphibious assault vehicles responded quickly but couldnāt stop the sinking, Osterman said at a Friday news conference. And in 2011, a Marine died when an amphibious assault vehicle in a training exercise sank offshore of the camp.