An Amphibious Combat Vehicle rolled over late Tuesday night, Dec. 12, during training at Camp Pendleton; one Marine died and others inside the troop transport were injured, officials said.
The ACV was training with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit near Camp Horno on the Pendleton base’s northern end. According to I Marine Expeditionary Force officials, Marines were “making a ground movement” when the roll over occurred down steep terrain.
The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Fourteen other Marines were in the ACV and were taken to either local hospitals or Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton for evaluation and treatment.
The names of the injured Marines are being withheld per Department of Defense policy.
The roll over is under investigation.
Since its fielding and testing at Camp Pendleton in 2019, the Marines have had a series of accidents while training with the new amphibious vehicle – those accidents were all while crews were training in the surf zone. The four accidents reported in the water were all without major injuries, according to officials at the time.
The difficulty getting the vehicle, which is heavily armored and rides on eight wheels, through the surf zone led to pauses in its use where it was kept out of water training.
After a review of how ACV crews and maintainers were trained to operate the new vehicle, the Marine Corps announced a major overhaul of the training regimen in April.
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