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Training Accident Leaves 15 US Marines Injured at Camp Pendleton

© AP Photo / Gregory BullThe entrance to Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California
The entrance to Marine Corps base Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, California - Sputnik International
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A total of 15 US Marines were injured Wednesday during a training exercise that involved an amphibious landing vehicle at the Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, according to the Marine Corps.

In this Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017, sailors man small boats as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 flies overhead to recover personnel near the amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20) following an aviation mishap of an MV-22 Osprey, which caused the aircraft to enter the water off the coast of Australia. - Sputnik International
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Though the vehicle was engulfed in flames, all of the Marines involved were able to escape, the marines said in a statement.

The landing-accident took place at approximately 9:33 a.m. local time when troops were in the middle of a scheduled battalion training.

The Marines are currently being treated for injuries.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Marines and their families as they receive medical care," the statement added.

This is the latest in a string of accidents for the US military. Back in July the US Marine Corps canceled all flights for the KC-130T Hercules Transport planes after a crash killed one sailor and 15 Marines in Mississippi.

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