Working under a tailgate-style tent to shield them from the baking sun, the Marines handled about 110 flights per day with no aircraft mishaps. A Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, Marine died in a Thursday training accident in Twentynine Palms, California. Four Marines were in the vehicle at the time. Lance Cpl. Luis Ponce-Barrera will be getting support from an unlikely source: several of the parents of Marines killed and hurt in the tragedy. Attorneys representing an Army lieutenant who was pepper-sprayed, struck and handcuffed during a traffic stop have filed a motion for a new trial. Master Sgt. Kevin Haunschild "selflessly ventured onto the active runway to clear an obstruction" while surrounded by enemy forces and 10,000 civilians. The December 2020 traffic stop drew national attention and outrage after it became public in April 2021. The trial is scheduled to begin Monday in federal court in Richmond. The 31-year-old soldier joined the Army in 2019. The Air Force declined to provide details about what, specifically, the safety inspections are looking to find. Load More