Congress asked to hold public hearing on military training accidents
Kyle Rempfer
A Florida congressman upset by the “very preventable†training death of one of his constituents has asked leaders of the House Armed Services Committee to hold a public hearing “to get to the bottom of these tragic accidents.â€
Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan earlier sponsored an amendment to this year’s defense bill requiring the Pentagon to examine emergency medical services at its bases following the death of Spc. Nicholas C. Panipinto. The 20-year-old died when his M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, on Nov. 6.
An investigation identified a range of issues that played roles in Panipinto’s death, Buchanan said. There was a lack of emergency services on base and there were delays in the medical response, as well as malfunctions within the vehicle’s communication systems and other defective equipment.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/2020/08/18/congress-asked-to-hold-public-hearing-on-military-training-accidents/
