Sweeping probe faults Army, Marine Corps in rare look at vehicle mishaps over 10 years
Philip Athey
July 14 at 6:09 PM
Human factors triggered by lapses in supervision and a lack of proper driver training have been the leading causes of tactical vehicle mishaps for roughly a decade, according to a new congressional watchdog report released Wednesday.
From 2010 to 2019, the Army and Marine Corps had a combined 3,753 tactical vehicle mishaps that resulted in 123 service member deaths, a report by the Government Accountability Office stated.
The GAO study looked at those accidents, along with the training, procedures and range safety methods for three Marines bases, 11 Marine battalions, six Army bases and nine Army brigades.
The study was conducted at the request of Congress after a spate of high-profile rollover deaths caused several grieving families to demand action.
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