Showing posts with label death after training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death after training. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Camp Pendleton training accident claims lives of 4 Marines

4 Marines Killed in California Training Accident
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO
November 14, 2013

Four Marines were killed Wednesday in a training accident at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, base officials said.

The accident happened at 11 a.m. during a range maintenance operation at the San Diego County coastal base. Officials were investigating the cause and provided no further details on the training or the accident.

The identities of the dead were being withheld pending notification of relatives.

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Four Marines killed in Camp Pendleton explosion identified

Staff Sgt. Mathew R. Marsh
Gunnery Sgt. Gregory J. Mullins
Sgt. Miguel Ortiz
Staff Sgt. Eric W. Summers

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Pentagon bans 60mm mortar round after Marine deaths

Pentagon bans 60mm mortar round after Marine deaths
CBS News
March 19, 2013

HAWTHORNE, NEV. A mortar shell explosion killed seven Marines and injured several more during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapons until an investigation can determine their safety, officials said Tuesday.

The explosion occurred Monday night at the Hawthorne Army Depot, a sprawling facility used by troops heading overseas, during an exercise involving the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force from Camp Lejeune, N.C. Several Marines from the unit were injured in the blast, authorities said.

The Marines were practicing firing mortars, reports CBS affiliate KTVN-TV in Reno, when one of the rounds exploded while still inside the tube.

Brig. Gen. Jim Lukeman said investigators were trying to determine the cause of the malfunction.

The Pentagon expanded a temporary ban to prohibit the military from firing any 60 mm mortar rounds until the results of the investigation. The Marine Corps said Tuesday a "blanket suspension" of 60 mm mortars and associated firing tubes is in effect.

The Pentagon earlier had suspended use of all high-explosive and illumination mortar rounds that were in the same manufacturing lots as ones fired in Nevada.

It was not immediately clear whether more than a single round exploded, a Marine Corps official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to speak about an ongoing investigation.

The Marine Corps said early Tuesday that seven Marines were killed. Eight men under the age of 30 were taken to Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno. One of them died, four were in serious condition, two were in fair condition and another was discharged, said spokesman Mark Earnest.
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Marine deployed to war zones 5 times dies while training

Widow of Marine talks about the fallen hero
WTKR-TV3
11:14 p.m. EDT, November 1, 2011

Christopher Jacobs, a 29-year-old local Marine, had been deployed to war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan five times, but it was a vehicle accident during training in California that took his life. Today, his Widow spoke to NewsChannel 3 about the fallen hero.

They were married on the 4th of July and they were committed to each other and life as a proud military family.

Christopher and Brittany Jacobs had a love as American as the stars and stripes the Marine served under.

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Fort Jackson Soldier dies after basic training road march


Soldier dies after basic training road march

The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Aug 20, 2009 18:16:37 EDT

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Officials at a South Carolina Army base say an 18-year-old recruit from Wisconsin died after a training march.

Fort Jackson officials say Pvt. Jonathan Morales of Milwaukee died sometime after 4 a.m. Thursday.

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Friday, April 11, 2008

Spc. William Charles Koelsch III died in accident at Fort Polk

Maine soldier killed in accident at Fort Polk
The Associated PressPosted : Friday Apr 11, 2008 19:18:25 EDT

FORT POLK, La. — Officials say a 23-year-old soldier from Maine has died in a training accident at Fort Polk, La.
Maine Gov. John Baldacci says the victim is identified as Spc. William Charles Koelsch III, who has family in Maine. He says the victim’s mother, Brenda Lee Koelsch, lives in Fort Fairfield and his sister, Lisa Koelsch, lives in Waterboro.
The accident happened Wednesday, but details weren’t immediately available. Flags will be flown at half-staff on the day of his funeral.
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/04/ap_mainesoldierkilled_041108/