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Camp Pendleton Marine killed during live-fire training Thursday night

The main gate of Camp Pendleton Marine Base is shown in this undated photo.
Lenny Ignelzi
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AP
The main gate of Camp Pendleton Marine Base is shown in this undated photo.

A Camp Pendleton Marine was killed Thursday night during live-fire training at the base, the Marines said Friday.

The Marine was attending the School of Infantry-West when he was killed.

An investigation into the incident is underway. No further details are available at this time.

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Camp Pendleton's School of Infantry is the first stop for many Marines after completing boot camp in San Diego.

The MV-22 Osprey belonged to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing based at Camp Pendleton. It went down at 12:25 p.m. Wednesday during training.