The Marine Corps fired a two-star general who oversaw a division that experienced a deadly training accident off San Clemente Island in California last summer.
Maj. Gen. Robert Castellvi was relieved of his command following a July 30 amphibious assault vehicle incident that claimed the lives of nine service members with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, a spokesperson for the Marine Corps told the Washington Examiner on Wednesday. The military leader was previously stripped of his role as inspector general of the USMC, a position that entailed overseeing investigations, in May.
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