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Eric Smith, who is also serving as acting commandant, on Aug. 29 issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marines.mil\/News\/Messages\/Messages-Display\/Article\/3509649\/guidance-for-marine-corps-wide-safety-review\/\">an all-Marines message<\/a> stating that, \u201cwhen we have any training mishap, we must conduct a thorough and harsh review of our processes to confirm that our culture of safety is still strong. \u2026 [No later than] 15 September 2023, the Marine Corps will conduct unit-level guided discussions of what it means to operate safely. The discussions will produce recommendations on how to improve the Corps\u2019 approach to safety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This came after a string of deadly mishaps: an MV-22 Osprey crashed during a training exercise in Australia on Aug. 27, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/08\/28\/3-marines-who-died-in-osprey-crash-in-australia-identified\/\">killing three<\/a>. On Aug. 24, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/08\/26\/marine-major-identified-as-pilot-who-died-in-california-fa-18-crash\/\">F\/A-18D Hornet crashed<\/a> near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, killing the aircraft\u2019s pilot. On Aug. 17, a Marine <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/08\/19\/corps-identifies-marine-who-died-at-california-infantry-school\/\">died during live-fire training<\/a> at School of Infantry-West, Camp Pendleton, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Smith told Defense News Wednesday following his remarks at the Defense News Conference in Arlington, Va., that, \u201cif there\u2019s an incident, what I owe to every parent, to Congress, to the Department of Defense, the Department of Navy, is an absolute review to make sure that all of our processes are good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said each command must conduct its safety review by Sept. 15 and that he expects feedback to reach his level by Oct. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From there, he\u2019ll start working with Col. 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