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Marine captains honored for saving a man’s life in the Dallas airport
The two pilots each received the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.
By Todd South
Marine Corps’ safety culture ‘has got to improve’
Sixty Marines have died in the past five years during training accidents.
By Philip Athey
Marine Corps inspector general suspended pending third investigation into AAV accident
Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi was the 1st Marine Division commander during a 2020 mishap that killed nine service members.
By Philip Athey
Marine general cited for failures in fatal AAV mishap faces scrutiny over his new job as IG
Marine Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi's failures played a part in the deaths of eight Marines and one sailor. Just a few months later, he was elevated to be the Inspector General of the Marine Corps.
By Philip Athey
Marine Corps launches a third investigation into deadly amphibious assault vehicle accident
This time the focus is on the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
By Philip Athey
‘Northern Edge’ brings firepower to Alaska, with an eye on Arctic jockeying
Pacific Air Forces will lead the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps in the biennial, 12-day Northern Edge exercise beginning May 3.
‘It’s your date of death, just finish this mission’: Heartbroken families of fallen Marines, sailor react to failures exposed in tragic AAV sinking investigation
Anger, disgust and unimaginable grief were some of the words used to describe the emotions felt by some of the families of the nine service members who didn’t survive that day.
By Philip Athey
Marine assistant commandant puts off answering lawmaker questions on deadly AAV accident
The Corps is currently about halfway through briefing all the families of the service members lost in the accident
By Philip Athey
15th Marine Expeditionary Unit commander fired following investigation into AAV mishap that killed 9
Once the families receive their copies of the investigation the full report will be released to the public.
By Philip Athey
Cpl. Rene PonceAvalos, Okinawa Marine who died in surfing accident, was ‘respected and admired by peers’
The Marine, who was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, was surfing near Ikei Island with five other Marines before becoming separated from the group.
By Diana Stancy
Okinawa Marine dies after surfing incident
The Marine, who was assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 31, was surfing near Ikei Island with five other Marines before becoming separated from the group.
By Diana Stancy