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The Marine killed Tuesday at Camp Pendleton in what base officials described as a “ground mishap” has been identified as Cpl. Miguel A. Maya, a 23-year-old aircraft avionics technician with the Marine Helicopter Light Attack Training Squadron 303.
Cpl. Miguel A. Maya was a member of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron, or HMLAT, 303. The incident is still under investigation, according to 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, or 3rd MAW, the squadron's parent unit.
A Marine died during a "routine military operation" at Camp Pendleton, California, on Tuesday evening, marking the Marine Corps' second death in less than a week, according to a press release from the service.
Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, a Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, died Thursday evening during a training incident in the vicinity of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
The Marine, who was part of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, was not named in the statement to adhere to the service's next-of-kin notification process.