Seven U.S. Marines were killed and at least seven others were injured when a powerful 60mm mortar exploded in a tube during a training exercise in Nevada, the Marines said today.

The Marine Corps issued an indefinite worldwide moratorium Tuesday on the use of all 60mm mortars after an explosion left seven Marines dead and eight injured in a training exercise with the ...

HAWTHORNE, Nev. — A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines and injured seven more during mountain warfare training in Nevada’s high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately ...

Marines train with M224A1 60mm mortar system in 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps is blaming a fatal March mortar accident that killed seven Marines on ‘human error,’ service officials told USNI ...

Mortar explosion killed seven U.S. Marines in Nevada USMC%3A Marines operating a 60 mm mortar tube and ammunition %22did not follow correct procedures%22 Marines did not release a copy of the ...

The Marine Corps is sending a new 60mm mortar sight, sling and heat shield to units deployed to Afghanistan. Called the Fire Control Unit, ...

Updated 10:11 p.m. ET. HAWTHORNE, Nev. A mortar shell explosion killed seven Marines and injured several more during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert, prompting the Pentagon to ...

1st Lt. Oliver David, a spokesman at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, said in a press release Wednesday that a Marine operating a 60 mm mortar tube and ammunition "did not follow correct procedures ...

Marine Corps officials said Wednesday they will continue to let units in Afghanistan use 60 mm mortars but maintain the suspension of their use in training until completing an investigation into ...

The Marine Corps on Monday released the names of seven Marines and a sailor who were injured in a mortar training accident in western Nevada on March 18.

A 60mm mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in the Nevada desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapon ...

While some MAAWS have already been delivered, the remaining M224 60mm mortars and MAAWS will be distributed from now through fiscal year 2025, which begins in October. “Marines use the 81mm ...