A vehicle crash at the Twentynine Palms teaching facility in California over the weekend left a U.S. Marine dead on Sunday due to injuries sustained there.
A Marine assigned to the Tactical Training Exercise Control Group passed away today, July 28, 2024, according to a press release from the Marine Air-Ground Task Force ( MAGTF ) Training Command and Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms on Facebook. On July 27, 2024, he was involved in a vehicle at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center while driving a high-mobility, multi-purpose turned car.
The Sea was treated for his wounds at the Robert E. Bush Naval Hospital before being biologically evacuated and transported to the Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California, according to the media transfer. The Marine was taken to the Desert Regional Medical Center on Sunday and later declared dead.
According to the media transfer, Saturday’s vehicle incident took place during Service Level Training Exercise 5-24. Additionally, the media release stated that no other Marines were hurt in the event.
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According to Stars and Stripes, the car involved in the vehicle event was a Humvee. According , to Military .com, one of the leading causes of mortality in the U. S. war is car transfers. According to a government watchdog statement from 2021, 123 Marines and soldiers have died in non-combat car accidents since 2011.
We extend our deepest sympathies to the Marines ‘ family, friends, and coworkers during this challenging time, according to the MAGTF Training Command and the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Hands.
The cause of the automobile vehicle is now being looked into, according to Sunday’s press release, and the personality of the Marine who died as a result of the collision would not be made public until all of the next-of-kin messages were finalized.
A Marine spokesperson told The Daily Caller on Monday that” no changes are currently being made.”
