Marines clarify combat evaluation orders in aftermath of deadly AAV sinking
By Philip Athey
Oct 20, 05:10 PM
The Marine Corps has introduced interim policy changes to clarify the need for evaluations before small units join Marine expeditionary units, Marine littoral regiments or crisis response units.
The change comes after the July 2020 sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle during an exercise with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The tragedy resulted in the deaths of nine service members.
Three administrative messages published on Oct. 8 announced changes to three different Marine Corps orders, explicating stating that all units preparing to deploy must go through a combat evaluation within six months of the deployment.
“When enacted, these recommendations will help assure that another tragedy, such as this, did not occur,” Maj. Gen. Gregg P. Olson told reporters on Oct. 4. “It’s my belief that they’ll reinforce that the victims of this tragedy will not have died in vain.”
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2021/10/20/marine-corps-clarifies-combat-evaluation-orders-in-wake-of-aav-accident-that-killed-9/
