{"id":22452,"date":"2021-06-02T21:28:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T21:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/06\/02\/marine-corps-needs-to-restore-amphibious-capabilities-commandant-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:47:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:47:44","slug":"marine-corps-needs-to-restore-amphibious-capabilities-commandant-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/06\/02\/marine-corps-needs-to-restore-amphibious-capabilities-commandant-says\/","title":{"rendered":"The Marine Corps needs to restore its amphibious competency, commandant says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps is putting together a \u201cblue ribbon commission\u201d to help restore the institutional knowledge on amphibious operations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/05\/03\/marine-corps-inspector-general-suspended-from-duties-pending-third-aav-investigation\/\" target=\"_blank\">that was lost <\/a>after nearly two decades of fighting wars in the Middle East, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger told reporters May 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps is shifting its focus from the Middle East to great power competition and preparing to fight its next war in direct support of the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in the past 20 years the Corps has lost significant experience and competency in its ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/05\/27\/marine-generals-might-be-disciplined-for-aav-sinking-that-killed-9-commandant-says\/\" target=\"_blank\">conduct amphibious operations<\/a>, Berger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTwenty, 30 years ago we had a lot of Marines who did a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/opinion\/2021\/05\/03\/why-arent-military-generals-being-held-accountable-for-preventable-training-deaths\/\" target=\"_blank\">amphibious operations <\/a>and there was a lot of shared knowledge,\u201d the commandant said. \u201cThat pool has shrunk, largely because of the emphasis on the Middle East that did not involve amphibious operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/05\/27\/marine-generals-might-be-disciplined-for-aav-sinking-that-killed-9-commandant-says\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B200812-M-JX780-1239.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Marine generals might be disciplined for AAV sinking that killed 9, commandant says<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">\u201cEverything is on the table,\u201d from no action to courts-martial, Berger said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The loss of competency may have played a part in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2021\/04\/15\/what-caused-the-marine-amphibious-assault-sinking-tragedy\/\" target=\"_blank\">tragic sinking of an amphibious assault vehicle<\/a> on July 30, 2020, off the California coast while returning to ship after a mechanical raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sinking resulted in the deaths of eight Marines and one sailor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service members who died were: Pfc. Bryan J. Baltierra, 18, of Corona, California, a rifleman. Lance Cpl. Marco A. Barranco, 21, of Montebello, California, a rifleman. Pfc. Evan A. Bath, 19, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, a rifleman. U.S. Navy Hospitalman Christopher Gnem, 22, of Stockton, California, a hospital corpsman. Pfc. Jack Ryan Ostrovsky, 20, of Bend, Oregon, a rifleman. Cpl. Wesley A. Rodd, 22, of Harris, Texas, a rifleman. Lance Cpl. Chase D. Sweetwood, 18, of Portland, Oregon, a rifleman. Cpl. Cesar A. \u00adVillanueva, 21, of Riverside, California, a rifleman. And Lance Cpl. Guillermo S. Perez, 19, of New Braunfels, Texas, a rifleman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Marine Corps investigation into the sinking found the accident was entirely preventable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AAV platoon had not gone through its required predeployment assessment, while only two of the infantry Marines being transported had completed the mandatory evacuation training, the investigation found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More disturbingly, the vehicles the platoon were set to take on deployment had been taken off the deadline lot and rushed into serviceability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple vehicles broke down the day of the tragic sinking, a sign of greater problems in the AAV fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A review of the Corps\u2019 AAV fleet conducted after the tragic sinking found that the problems that doomed the AAV were relatively common.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA majority of the AAVs failed to meet the new inspection criteria,\u201d Lt. Gen. Steven Rudder, commander of Marine Forces Pacific, said in the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most common failures were \u201cbilge pump \u00addiscrepancies, inoperable emergency egress lighting systems and plenum leakage,\u201d the investigation found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sinking was a wake-up call to the Marine Corps, reinforcing how many skills the Corps has lost over the past two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur bench of expertise, doing it 100 times, has thinned,\u201d Berger said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berger said that early in his career he would conduct amphibious operations training every quarter, an opportunity modern Marines do not have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Corps is still putting together the panel, but so far expects it to be led by Gen. 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