Parachute Mishap Cause Of Death – Who Was Parachute Mishap?

An incident happened in April when a Camp Lejeune Marine was killed last week during a training exercise. He died as a result of a parachute mishap. 

As per the previous press release, Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, with the twenty-fourth Marine Expeditionary Unit, or MEU, died on April 18 during a training incident in a coastal county in North Carolina.

As per the reports of Marine Expeditionary Forces, the MEU’s parent unit, the incident occurred during the evening, however the details of the incident were previously undisclosed by the Marine Corps. A recently updated Naval Safety Command report said an unnamed service member was involved in a parachute mishap and died at the scene on the same date that Arslanbas was reported to have been killed.

In our recent talk with a spokesperson for II MEF confirmed in an email on wednesday that Arslanbas was the service member referenced in the report and that he was involved in a parachute mishap during the 24th MEU’s Composite UnitTraining Exercise, or COMPUTEX.

Arslanbas was a reconnaissance Marine and was taking part in the Unit’s pre-deployment exercises, which is antecedent to its mobilization with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, or ARG. The Naval Safety Report said that the incident occurred at Marine Corps Outlying Landing Field Atlantic, or MCOLF, located in Atlantic, North Carolina. 

According to the first report of the parachute detail, the publication indicated that the original report said Arslanbas died on Friday not on Thursday, but it reflected the Navy data was updated to the correct day. 

However, Col. Todd Mahar, 24th MEU commanding officer said in his statement with the reporters on Saturday that “Words cannot convey our sorrow for the tragic loss of one of our MEU family members”. 

“The 24th MEU family mourns the loss of an outstanding marine and leader. We offer our deepest condolences and unwavering support to his family during this most difficult time”.

Arslanbas had just been promoted to the rank of sergeant and he was awarded with Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Global War on errorism Service Medal.