A Marine was killed and another injured while conducting a training exercise aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms on Friday, announced the Marine Corps.
It happened while the Marines were conducting a unit training to prepare for the beginning of Integrated Training Exercise 2-17, said the Marine Corps, in a Facebook post on Saturday.
“We send our prayers and condolences to the families of the Marines killed and injured,” said Brigadier General William F. Mullen III, Commanding General, in a statement. “Our first priority is to support them during this difficult time.”
With heavy hearts, we announce the following:
One Marine was killed, another injured, while conducting training aboard…
Posted by MAGTF Training Command/Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at 29 Palms on Saturday, January 14, 2017
The identities of the victims were withheld while the Marine notifies their families.
An investigation was underway for this tragic incident. Further information was not immediately available.