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A Marine was killed this week when an amphibious combat vehicle full of service personnel overturned at Camp Pendleton, military officials reported Wednesday.

A U.S. Marine assigned to Camp Pendleton was killed in a tactical vehicle rollover during a training exercise on Tuesday, base officials confirmed to FOX 5.

The Marines were riding in an amphibious combat vehicle, which rolled over as it was making a ground movement during training at 6 p.m., the press release states.

A Marine was killed during a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Tuesday evening, the military confirmed Wednesday. Fourteen others were injured.

I Marine Expeditionary Force officials, said the Marines were "making a ground movement" when the roll over occurred.

A U.S. Marine was killed when an Amphibious Combat Vehicle (ACV) crashed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Tuesday night, the U.S. Marine Corps said...

The Marines were in an amphibious combat vehicle, or ACV, that rolled over during ground movement in a training exercise, the service said in a release.

The 14 other Marines who were in the vehicle when it flipped were taken to nearby hospitals for evaluation and treatment.

A pilot program to make the big, heavy military vehicles safer for Marines and soldiers to ride in was recently introduced in Congress; it is named for 1st Lt. Conor McDowell, who died when the vehicle he was in overturned during training at Camp Pendleton.

Camp Pendleton Marine Dies in Rollover Accident