Navy, Marine Corps Had a Good Safety Record in 2020 But Have Plans to Get Better

Boatswain’s Mate Petty Officer First Class Jarret Hal conducts a safety brief before a underway replenishment, on the Alreigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG-72) on Jan. 24, 2021. US Navy Photo

Navy leaders in all communities are taking a hard look at how they can use data to prevent training accidents and operational mishaps, even as 2020 proved to be a good year for safety amid a high operational tempo, the service’s vice chief told lawmakers this week.

In 2020, the service...

Marine Corps Second-in-Command Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Official Photo of the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Gary L. Thomas. U.S. Marine Corps Photo

Marine Corps Assistant Commandant Gen. Gary Thomas had a positive COVID-19 test result on Wednesday, the service announced.

Marine Corps spokesman Capt. Joe Butterfield said Thomas had initiated quarantine on Tuesday due to exposure to a positive case.

“The Marine Corps is following established policies for COVID, per CDC guidelines, to include quarantine and contact tracing. According to...

https://news.usni.org/2020/10/07/marine-corps-second-in-command-tests-positive-for-coronavirus

Marine Corps Finds 2018 Crash Investigation Had Flaws, Proposes New Safety Measures

(From top left, clockwise) Lt. Col. Kevin R. Herrmann, Maj. James M. Brophy, Staff Sgt. Maximo A. Flores, Cpl. Daniel E. Baker and Cpl. William C. Ross

A review of two previous Marine Corps aviation mishaps and their subsequent command investigations concludes that “organizational culture and command climate” contributed to both a 2016 and 2018 mishap within 1st Marine Aircraft Wing in Japan – and it adds that some conclusions made by the chain of command regarding the fatal 2018 crash were...

https://news.usni.org/2020/07/02/marine-corps-finds-2018-crash-investigation-had-flaws-proposes-new-safety-measures