LOS ANGELES -- A U.S. Marine died during a training exercise Wednesday at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, military officials said.

The Marine died of injuries sustained in a "tactical vehicle mishap" in the afternoon, the I Marine Expeditionary Force said in a statement.

He's been identified Private First Class Tanner F. Rubio, 21, a native of Dixon, California.

He joined the Marine Corps in January 2025. Rubio was trained as an infantry rifleman and was assigned to 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

"The tragic loss of Pfc. Rubio is one felt across the 1st Marine Division," said Maj. Gen. Thomas Savage, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division. "He will be sorely missed, but his honorable service to his country will not be forgotten. All of us at t

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