Three Marines from Camp Lejeune lost their command following a deadly training accident. Battalion commander Lt. Col. Andrew McNulty, company commander Capt. Kelby Breivogel and infantry weapons officer Chief Warrant Officer 3 Douglas Derring were relieved from their posts after the March 18th training accident that killed seven Marines.
Brig. Gen. James Lukeman, commander of the 2nd Marine Division, made the final decision. No reason has been given for their dismissal; however all three are to be reassigned.
The accident occurred when a 60 millimeter mortar tube exploded at Hawthorne Army Depot during a night-time field exercise. A full investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing.
Seven Marines and a Corpsman were also wounded.
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