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Marine Trackers Push Back After General Blames Vehicle Commander for Deadly AAV Mishap
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By James R. Webb | March 31, 2021

On Friday, the Marine Corps released its investigative report into the July 30, 2020, sinking of an Assault Amphibious Vehicle, or AAV, off the coast of California — a mishap that left eight Marines and one Navy sailor dead. According to Lt. Gen. Karsten Heckl, commanding general of 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, the AAV’s vehicle commander was to blame.

“The vehicle commander’s failure to evacuate personnel at the appropriate time was the ultimate tragic failure which resulted in the loss of life and injury,” Heckl wrote.

Coffee or Die Magazine spoke with three Marines who served aboard AAVs, including Michael Manson, who was a platoon commander in an Assault Amphibian Battalion and left the Marines in 2013. Two active-duty Marines, both of whom served as AAV vehicle commanders, spoke on condition of anonymity due to professional restrictions on communicating with members of the media.

https://coffeeordie.com/marines-aav-mishap-report/