Coast Guard Suspends Search for 3 Missing After Navy Contracted Learjet Crash
The Coast Guard suspended its search for three people who were aboard a Phoenix Air Learjet that crashed near San…
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…
Marine Corps IG Removed, ‘Counseled’ for Failures as 1st MARDIV CO Following Fatal AAV Sinking Investigation
The Marine Corps inspector general – who last month was suspended from the role as the service’s watchdog – won’t…
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: Marine Corps Suspends General Over Deadly AAV Accident, Navy Launches Own Investigation
This post has been updated to include a statement from the U.S. Navy. The Marine Corps recently suspended a two-star…
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…
Marines Launch Investigation into 15th MEU After Fatal AAV Incident
The Marine Corps has begun a deeper investigation into the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, after an amphibious assault vehicle sank…