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Officers say they found a Remington shotgun and a Glock 40 caliber semi-automatic handgun in the apartment. Skip to content. Covid Oct 26, Back to Article. Close Menu. AAVs will continue land-based operations and the Corps said it is prepared to reverse its decision if the vehicles are needed for crisis response or if the need arises.

Stenger added that ACVs are also currently suspended from open-ocean operations but will return to the water early next year once an issue with their towing mechanism is resolved.

Marines put new amphibious vehicle through its paces as scathing report shows need for it. New amphibious armored troop carriers set to replace Vietnam War-era amphibious assault vehicles. Subsequent Marine Corps investigations — one into the sinking of the vehicle and another into the formation of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU — found that the Marines were given vehicles in poor mechanical condition and that the troops were not properly trained in waterborne evacuation.

Probe: Bad maintenance, delayed evacuation doomed 9 in amphibious vehicle sinking. However, once on the island, several vehicles experienced mechanical issues — including the one that would later sink. Four AAVs stayed behind as the rest began making their way back to the Somerset. Those on board sat in the dark as water rose inside. The Marines later said the vehicle was 35 years old and should have never been in the water that day.

In fact, many of the vehicles provided to the MEU from the 3rd Amphibian Battalion had recently been in a non-operational status, investigators found. In part, the Marines pointed to pandemic restrictions and overstretched troop commitments — including a deployment to the U. Two investigations released Wednesday — one from the Navy, the other from the Marines — show services unprepared for amphibious operations.

In the wake of the sinking, the Marine Corps punished three commanders, including the former commanding general of the 1st Marine Division, Maj. Michael Regner. Yet another Marine commander, Lt. In a historic first, aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln deploys under command of female captain. Lawsuits challenging military vaccine requirement face an uphill climb in court. How politicized has vaccination become? Replay Video.

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