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9 died because of poor training and a dangerous amphibious assault vehicle. That's inexcusable.

Marine inspector general who 'failed to properly train troops' is relieved of his duties after eight Marines and one sailor died in amphibious tank disaster off San Diego coast Major General Robert Castellvi has been relieved of his duties by the United States Marine Corps, the military announced on Wednesday On July 30, a seafaring armored tank sank off San Clemente Island 70 miles from the San Diego coast, killing eight Marines and one sailor  The Marine Corps has said the accident was caused by mechanical failures, shabby maintenance, inadequate training and poor judgment by commanders  ...

SAN DIEGO — The highest-ranking Marine officer bearing some responsibility for the fatal 2020 sinking of an amphibious vehicle off the coast of San Diego is being formally disciplined by the Marine Corps, the service said Wednesday. Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi, who was the commanding general of the Camp Pendleton-based 1st Marine Division at the time of the accident, will not return to his current job as the Marine Corps inspector general. He also received what the Marines described as “adverse administrative action” — that is, he was “personally and formally” counseled by the com...

USNI News Search for: Home » Budget Industry » Marine Corps IG Removed, ‘Counseled’ for Failures as 1st MARDIV CO Following Fatal AAV Sinking Investigation Marine Corps IG Removed, ‘Counseled’ for Failures as 1st MARDIV CO Following Fatal AAV Sinking Investigation Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi The Marine Corps inspector general – who last month was suspended from the role as the service’s watchdog – won’t be returning to the job after Gen. David Berger last week formally “counseled” him for his “failure” to properly train and evaluate a platoon whose amphibious assault ...

By ANDREW DYER | The San Diego Union-Tribune | Published: May 21, 2021 CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (Tribune News Service) — After a seven-month deployment to the Middle East and Africa, the more than 5,000 Marines and sailors of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit began disembarking at Camp Pendleton Friday, the Marines said in a statement. The MEU includes the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship Makin Island and amphibious transport docks Somerset and San Diego. The sailors and Marines deployed in November. The unit supported the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Somalia as well as operations ...