Military relieves general of duties, cites tank sinking
In this July 8, 2013 photo provided by the U.S. Marines Corps, Robert F. Castellvi, who held the rank of Brigadier General at the time the photo was taken, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that Castellvi will be relieved of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before a training exercise in the summer of 2020 when a seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops. (Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

In this July 8, 2013 photo provided by the U.S. Marines Corps, Robert F. Castellvi, who held the rank of Brigadier General at the time the photo was taken, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that Castellvi will be relieved of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before a training exercise in the summer of 2020 when a seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops. (Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Jun. 09, 2021 05:09 PM EDT
In this Sept. 11, 2020 photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi is shown during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that Castellvi will be relieved of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before a training exercise in the summer of 2020 when a seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops. (Cpl. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

In this Sept. 11, 2020 photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi is shown during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that Castellvi will be relieved of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before a training exercise in the summer of 2020 when a seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops. (Cpl. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Jun. 09, 2021 05:08 PM EDT
In this July 8, 2013 photo provided by the U.S. Marines Corps, Robert F. Castellvi, who held the rank of Brigadier General at the time the photo was taken, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that Castellvi will be relieved of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before a training exercise in the summer of 2020 when a seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops. (Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

In this July 8, 2013 photo provided by the U.S. Marines Corps, Robert F. Castellvi, who held the rank of Brigadier General at the time the photo was taken, poses for a photo at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that Castellvi will be relieved of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before a training exercise in the summer of 2020 when a seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops. (Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Jun. 09, 2021 05:08 PM EDT
In this Sept. 11, 2020 photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi is shown during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that Castellvi will be relieved of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before a training exercise in the summer of 2020 when a seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops. (Cpl. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

In this Sept. 11, 2020 photo provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Robert F. Castellvi is shown during a ceremony at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Officials announced Wednesday, June 9, 2021 that Castellvi will be relieved of his duties for failing to properly train Marines and sailors and evaluate the platoon before a training exercise in the summer of 2020 when a seafaring tank sank off the Southern California coast, killing nine troops. (Cpl. Jailine L. AliceaSantiago/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Jun. 09, 2021 05:08 PM EDT