Marine Corps Suspends General Over Deadly AAV Accident, Lawmaker Wants Answers on Navy’s Role in Incident

Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi

The Marine Corps recently suspended a two-star general as it continues an investigation into last year’s fatal Amphibious Assault Vehicle accident that left eight Marines and one sailor dead.

During a hearing in front of the House Armed Services readiness subcommittee today, Marine Corps assistant commandant Lt. Gen. Gary Thomas told lawmakers that Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi, who recently became the service’s inspector general, had been suspended. Castellvi led the 1st...

https://news.usni.org/2021/05/03/marine-corps-suspends-general-over-deadly-aav-accident-lawmaker-wants-answers-on-navys-role-in-incident

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