'Tragic Mishap Was Preventable': How the Marines Failed 9 Troops Whose 35-Year-Old AAV Sank in the Pacific
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25 Mar 2021
Military.com | By Gina Harkins
When the water sloshing around the inside of the 26-ton Marine Corps assault amphibious vehicle carrying 16 troops reached the tops of the men's boots, the rear crewman was alarmed.
"Where's my staff sergeant?" he asked the dozen infantry Marines and a Navy corpsman riding inside as the AAV headed back to a ship off California's coast.
The crewman grabbed one of the grunts' rifles, sticking the buttstock into the oily water to gauge how deep it was. He knew that once it hit their ankles, they needed to prepare to bail.
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