In a statement to Fox News Digital, officials said the Marine was killed in a “tactical vehicle mishap” around 1:45 p.m. local time with the I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), the largest Marine<\/a> Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) in the Corps.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Marine\u2019s identity has not yet been released, and the incident remains under investigation, officials said.<\/p>\n State Sen. Catherine Blakespear<\/a>, who represents the Camp Pendleton area, called the accident “tremendously upsetting” and noted that Marines sacrifice greatly to keep the nation safe.<\/p>\n PATROL CAR HIT BY SHRAPNEL DURING MARINE CORPS LIVE-FIRE DEMO AT CELEBRATION ATTENDED BY JD VANCE<\/a><\/p>\n A view from the Southbound I-5 Aliso Creek Rest Area of Marines training on Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 26. (Allen J. Schaben \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n “I am incredibly saddened to learn of the tragic training accident at Camp Pendleton that claimed the life of a Marine from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force<\/a>,” Blakespear said\u00a0in a Facebook post Wednesday. “My heart and deepest sympathies go out to the Marine\u2019s family, loved ones, and other service members who are grieving this loss.<\/p>\n “Our Marines put themselves in harm\u2019s way every day even on home soil during routine training so that our nation remains safe. Representing Camp Pendleton and these service members is a true honor and hearing of this is tremendously upsetting.”<\/p>\n ‘FIRST TO FIGHT’: MARINE VP JD VANCE MARKS CORPS\u2019 250TH AS HEGSETH SAYS UNITY, NOT \u2018DIVERSITY,’ IS STRENGTH<\/a><\/p>\n The accident occurred at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base in California. (Allen J. Schaben \/ Los Angeles Times)<\/p>\n “I will be closely monitoring the investigation into this accident. In this difficult moment, I extend my condolences to all who are mourning within the Camp Pendleton community.”<\/p>\n The Associated Press reported<\/a> that the death was not related to Steel Knight, an annual training exercise<\/a> that began Monday on the base, citing officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n The incident is the latest training-related death at Camp Pendleton.<\/p>\n Marine recruits storm a hill during training exercises at Camp Pendleton in 2008. (Michael Macor\/The San Francisco Chronicle)<\/p>\n In August 2023, Lance Cpl. Joseph D. Whaley, a Tennessee native, was killed<\/a> during a nighttime live-fire training event at the base, the Marine Corps said.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"soldiers](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/camp-pendleton-3.jpg\")
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