‘Human error’ to blame for deadly explosion that killed 7
Human error is to blame for a mortar round explosion during a training exercise in Nevada this year, the Marines said on Wednesday.
Human error is to blame for a mortar round explosion during a training exercise in Nevada this year, the Marines said on Wednesday.
The President spoke in Maryland Friday to Marine and Naval graduates.
They were three young Marines, decorated with awards and with seemingly bright futures ahead.
The suspect was a staff member at the Officer Candidate School.
They came from all across America: from Connecticut to Florida to Illinois, and many points in between.
The cause of the incident is under investigation, the Marines said.
Marines are being told to preserve ammunition and gasoline as a deal softening the impact of automatic spending cuts continues to elude leaders in Washington.
The regulations will ring in with the New Year; starting January first they will be tested randomly twice each year.
The Marine Corps says two non-commissioned officers are facing criminal charges for allegedly urinating on the bodies of Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan last year.