SECNAV Censures Retired Marine General, Navy Officers Over 2020 Fatal AAV Sinking
The Navy’s top civilian leader issued formal administrative punishments to five senior officers for their part in the fatal 2020…
Hearing Begins for Battalion Commander’s Role in Fatal 2020 AAV Sinking
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A board of officers convened this week to determine whether the officer who led the infantry…
BREAKING: Marines Keeping AAVs Out of the Water Permanently
The Marine Corps will keep its fleet of decades-old Amphibious Assault Vehicles out of the water except in emergencies, the…
Navy Probe Finds No Direct Link Between Actions of USS Somerset Crew and Fatal AAV Accident
This post has been updated with additional information on the administrative action taken by the Navy and Marine Corps. A…
CMC Berger: New Investigations Into Fatal AAV Mishap Seek To ‘Prevent a Similar Tragedy’
A command investigation into the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit – the Camp Pendleton, Calif.,-based force that lost nine members when their…
UPDATED: Makin Island ARG, 15th MEU Back in California
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are back in California after seven months at…
Marines: Limited AAV Operations on Water Resume As Vehicle Inspections, Unit Certifications Required in Fatal Sinking Aftermath
Amphibious assault vehicle crews at Camp Pendleton, Calif., recently put their amtracs back in the water, the first operational unit…
Makin Island ARG, 15th MEU Leaves Middle East for INDO-PACOM, Eisenhower Supporting Anti-ISIS Fight from Mediterranean
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 15th Marine Expeditionary Group left the Middle East this week and are operating…
Marine Corps Investigation into 2020 Amphibious Assault Vehicle Sinking
The following is the command investigation into the July 30, 2020 sinking of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle attached to the…
Investigation: 7-Month-Long ‘Chain of Failure’ Led to 9 Killed in AAV Sinking
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – The July drowning deaths of eight Marines and a sailor who sank with their amphibious assault…