Marine Dies During ‘Routine Military Operations’ at Camp Pendleton

Marine Dies During ‘Routine Military Operations’ at Camp Pendleton
View of the main entrance to Camp Pendleton in Oceanside, Calif., on July 26, 2019. (Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images)
City News Service
4/25/2024
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4/25/2024
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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.—A member of the U.S. Marine Corps died at Camp Pendleton this week while taking part in “routine military operations,” the USMC reported April 24.

The service member—who belonged to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing—died about 5 p.m. Tuesday, according the Marine Corps. Details on the circumstances of the fatality remained unavailable Wednesday afternoon.

The identity of the deceased was withheld pending family notification.