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The flag-draped coffins carrying the remains of seven Marines and a sailor who died after the Marine Corps ’ seafaring tank sank off the coast of Southern California have arrived at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for burial preparations.
The Marine Corps said Tuesday that six pallbearers of Marines and sailors escorted each casket aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. The body of another Marine was transferred Aug. 5.
Nine troops were killed, including one Marine who died at the scene.
The caskets will be handed over to their families for final arrangements, the Marine Corps said in a press release.
The military is investigating what caused the amphibious assault vehicle to sink off San Clemente Island on July 30 after completing a routine training. The troops were heading back to a Navy ship from the island, which lies about 70 miles west of San Diego.
Seven Marines were rescued.
The troops who died ranged in age from 18 to 22.
The military identified those who died as Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 18, of Corona, California; Lance Cpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello, California; Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin; Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton, California; Pfc. Jack-Ryan Ostrovsky, 20, of Bend, Oregon; Cpl. Wesley A. Rodd, 22, of Harris, Texas; Lance Cpl. Chase D. Sweetwood, 18, of Portland, Oregon; Cpl. Cesar A. Villanueva, 21, of Riverside, California, and Lance Cpl. Guillermo S. Perez, 19, of New Braunfels, Texas.
Gnem was posthumously advanced to the rank of petty officer third class and posthumously awarded his enlisted Fleet Marine Force Warfare Specialist qualification, having met the criteria set by the Navy for both before his death.
The Marine Corps said Tuesday that six pallbearers of Marines and sailors escorted each casket aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. The body of another Marine was transferred Aug. 5.
Nine troops were killed, including one Marine who died at the scene.
The caskets will be handed over to their families for final arrangements, the Marine Corps said in a press release.
The military is investigating what caused the amphibious assault vehicle to sink off San Clemente Island on July 30 after completing a routine training. The troops were heading back to a Navy ship from the island, which lies about 70 miles west of San Diego.
Seven Marines were rescued.
The troops who died ranged in age from 18 to 22.
The military identified those who died as Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 18, of Corona, California; Lance Cpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello, California; Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin; Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton, California; Pfc. Jack-Ryan Ostrovsky, 20, of Bend, Oregon; Cpl. Wesley A. Rodd, 22, of Harris, Texas; Lance Cpl. Chase D. Sweetwood, 18, of Portland, Oregon; Cpl. Cesar A. Villanueva, 21, of Riverside, California, and Lance Cpl. Guillermo S. Perez, 19, of New Braunfels, Texas.
Gnem was posthumously advanced to the rank of petty officer third class and posthumously awarded his enlisted Fleet Marine Force Warfare Specialist qualification, having met the criteria set by the Navy for both before his death.
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Air Force instructor pilots assigned to the 8th Flying Training Squadron practice formation flying in the skies over Oklahoma, July 24, 2020. Photo By: Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Crul
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Marines and Green Berets patrol outside the tundra near a radar station at Barrow, Alaska during a training operation codenamed "Arctic Edge". December 8th, 2018
"1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment's, addresses Charlie Company, 1st Platoon while conducting a force protection mission at Clear Air Force Station as part of the Joint Force Land Component Command in support of exercise Arctic Edge 18. As the JFLCC for the exercise, U.S. Army Alaska is the headquarters responsible for command and control of all ground-based forces participating in the exercise. "-US northern command
"1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment's, addresses Charlie Company, 1st Platoon while conducting a force protection mission at Clear Air Force Station as part of the Joint Force Land Component Command in support of exercise Arctic Edge 18. As the JFLCC for the exercise, U.S. Army Alaska is the headquarters responsible for command and control of all ground-based forces participating in the exercise. "-US northern command
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U.S. Army M1 Abrams tanks assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, perform a strategic convoy maneuver during Combined Resolve X at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, May 2, 2018.
69th Infantry Regiment New York Army National Guard, acting as OPFOR defend their ground against Battlegroup Coral during the final assault at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber, 2017
69th Infantry Regiment New York Army National Guard, acting as OPFOR defend their ground against Battlegroup Coral during the final assault at the Shoalwater Bay Training Area during Exercise Talisman Saber, 2017
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| A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463 and two AH-1Z Vipers attached to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 fly in formation during escort operations, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Aug. 13, 2020. HMH-463 and HMLA-367 conducted escort training to increase combat readiness and proficiency between the two squadrons. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha Sanchez) |
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