Marine colonel relieved of command amid investigation into ACV mishap

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Marine colonel relieved of command amid investigation into ACV mishap
By Irene Loewenson
 Wednesday, Jan 11
Col. John Medeiros Jr., commanding officer of Assault Amphibian School, address Marines, sailors, families and friends at a Thanksgiving event in 2021. (Staff Sgt. Andrew Harris/Marine Corps)

The Marine colonel in charge of the school that trains Marines to operate amphibious vehicles was fired Tuesday “due to a loss of trust and confidence in his ability to command,” the Marine Corps announced Wednesday.

Brig. Gen. Farrell Sullivan, commander of the Corps’ Training Command, relieved Col. John Medeiros of command of the Assault Amphibian School “after receiving information obtained during the course of the ongoing investigation into an amphibious combat vehicle mishap that occurred during a training event at Camp Pendleton, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2022,” a Training and Education Command news release stated.

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