More On Accidents

Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Ouellette, 23, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, died Sept. 14 in a single-vehicle ATV crash.

Two other airmen were injured in the same accident, sustaining non-life threatening injuries.

It was the second mishap on the Nimitz in two weeks.

The incident occurred while soldiers were moving through a shoot-house, clearing rooms and firing live ammunition.

In addition to the punishments, the Army's 1st Cavalry Division has ordered changes to its driver training program.

The Navy lacks the shipbuilding and repair capacity to meet the demands of peacetime, much less war, a Navy official said.

Parents of troops who died recently in military vehicle accidents are joining to call for changes to safety procedures.

In early June, Buchanan sent a letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper, demanding reforms.

Spc. Cole Jakob Aton died Aug. 12 from "injuries suffered while providing assistance at an accident scene.

A Marine sergeant drowned after going for a swim after a unit physical fitness event in Macon, Georgia.