Marine killed during tactical vehicle training exercise at California military base

Military officials revealed that a U.S. Marine died during a conveyance grooming mishap Wednesday astatine Camp Pendleton successful San Diego County, California.

In a connection to Fox News Digital, the Marine was killed successful a "tactical conveyance mishap" astir 1:45 p.m. section time, the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), the largest Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) successful the Corps. 

The Marine’s individuality has not yet been released, and the incidental remains nether investigation, officials said.

State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, who represents the Camp Pendleton area, called the mishap "tremendously upsetting" and noted that Marines sacrifice greatly to support the federation safe.

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A presumption from the Southbound I-5 Aliso Creek Rest Area of Marines grooming connected Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) astatine Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 26. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

"I americium incredibly saddened to larn of the tragic grooming mishap astatine Camp Pendleton that claimed the beingness of a Marine from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force," Blakespear said in a Facebook station Wednesday. "My bosom and deepest sympathies spell retired to the Marine’s family, loved ones, and different work members who are grieving this loss.

"Our Marines enactment themselves successful harm’s mode each time adjacent connected location ungraded during regular grooming truthful that our federation remains safe. Representing Camp Pendleton and these work members is simply a existent grant and proceeding of this is tremendously upsetting."

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The mishap occurred astatine Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base successful California. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

"I volition beryllium intimately monitoring the probe into this accident. In this hard moment, I widen my condolences to each who are mourning wrong the Camp Pendleton community."

The Associated Press reported that the decease was not related to Steel Knight, an yearly grooming workout that began Monday connected the base, citing officials. 

The incidental is the latest training-related decease astatine Camp Pendleton.

Marine recruits tempest a elevation during grooming exercises astatine Camp Pendleton successful 2008. (Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle)

In August 2023, Lance Cpl. Joseph D. Whaley, a Tennessee native, was killed during a nighttime live-fire grooming lawsuit astatine the base, the Marine Corps said. 

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Months later, successful December, officials besides announced that Sgt. Matthew K. Bylski, a Michigan native, died erstwhile a tactical conveyance rolled implicit during grooming astatine Camp Pendleton.

Fox News Digital's Chris Pandolfo and Pilar Arias, and the Associated Press contributed to this report.