{"id":44325,"date":"2018-02-26T17:52:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T17:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/02\/26\/marines-id-navy-doctor-fatally-struck-by-helicopter-tail-rotor-blade\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:42:44","slug":"marines-id-navy-doctor-fatally-struck-by-helicopter-tail-rotor-blade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2018\/02\/26\/marines-id-navy-doctor-fatally-struck-by-helicopter-tail-rotor-blade\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines ID Navy doctor fatally struck by helicopter tail rotor blade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine officials identified Navy Lt. James A. Mazzuchelli as the sailor who died after he was struck by the tail rotor blade of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2015\/10\/25\/investigation-faulty-filter-cover-pilot-error-caused-fatal-marine-helicopter-crash\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">UH-1Y Venom <\/a>helicopter on Feb. 21. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mazzuchelli, 32, a flight surgeon with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/04\/27\/marine-who-died-on-okinawa-will-not-be-forgotten\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267<\/a>, 3rd Marine Air Wing, was transported to Scripps La Jolla Medical Facility and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/02\/24\/sailor-struck-by-helicopter-blade-in-critical-condition\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">was in critical condition, Marine Corps officials<\/a> said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Saturday, officials announced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/02\/24\/sailor-struck-by-helicopter-blade-in-critical-condition\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Mazzuchelli had died<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy heart goes out to our Sailor\u2019s family as we support them through this difficult time,\u201d Maj. 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Mark Wise, commanding general of 3rd MAW, said in a command press release. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident occurred at Marine Corps Air Station, Camp Pendleton, at roughly 6 p.m. on Feb. 21 while the helicopter was on the deck. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3140\" height=\"2093\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635798092590024930-october-7-frontlines-3jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635798092590024930-october-7-frontlines-3jpg.jpg 3140w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635798092590024930-october-7-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635798092590024930-october-7-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635798092590024930-october-7-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635798092590024930-october-7-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635798092590024930-october-7-frontlines-3jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3140px) 100vw, 3140px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S. Marine with 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force conducts a helocast exercise out of a UH-1Y Venom at Ferguson Lake, near Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2015. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by SSgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM\/Released)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A native of Orange Park, Florida, Mazzuchelli served nearly eight years in the Navy. He had an overseas deployment to Japan in 2016. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLt. James Mazzuchelli was an incredibly talented physician and Sailor,\u201d Col. 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