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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. – A board of officers convened this week to determine whether the officer who led the infantry battalion involved in the fatal 2020 sinking of an Amphibious Assault Vehicle should be discharged from the Marine Corps or allowed to continue to serve. Lt. Col. Michael Regner, a 19-year combat veteran, was removed […]
A new investigation into the drowning of nine U.S. service members last year says that senior commanders responsible for ensuring troops’ safety failed to keep up with mounting demands imposed on them.
A Navy-ordered investigation into the service’s role in the 2020 fatal sinking of a Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle that killed nine found faulty assumptions, confused command roles and communications, conflicting policies, gaps in amphibious warfare training and certification, deficient doctrine, and poorly maintained vehicles. Senior commanders reviewing the investigation determined those shortfalls had no […]
Conor’s Light Armored Vehicle (LAV) rolled over during a routine training operation at Camp Pendleton, killing him.
Berger said when he read the findings of the first probe, "it was pretty clear to me we needed to do a follow-on investigation."