The Army, Navy and Air Force have had such laboratories for years.
The service has fielded 4,000 radios since October 2023.
It was an "isolated incident and there was no threat to other Marines or the public,” a Marine spokeswoman said.
Jack Lowe became an honorary Marine in November 2023 following a diagnosis of terminal bone cancer.
Lt. Gen. Roger Turner, whose promotion had been among hundreds blocked by one senator, took over III Marine Expeditionary Force on Friday.
A military-contracted ground carrier was moving a UH-1Y Venom helicopter when the mishap occurred, according to the Corps.
The Marines have a regular drumbeat of MEUs ready to deploy. Lacking ready amphib ships, though, they're turning to other means of getting to sea.
The Marine Corps pulled the amphibious combat vehicle from most operations in the surf following nonfatal mishaps in 2022.
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Now-Lance Cpl. Chesty XVI, a “mostly good boy,” got promoted after 13 months as a private first class.
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