Marine Corps clarifies Neller remarks on aviation mishaps

Two days after a state of the Navy address at the Pentagon, the Marine Corps has clarified Commandant Gen. Robert Neller's statements on two separate aviation mishaps last year.

Neller was referencing an MV-22 Osprey crash off the coast of Australia in August when he spoke about families who were recently briefed on the conclusions of a military investigation into the incident.

Separately, the commandant was referring to a KC-130T crash that killed 16 servicemembers in July when he said the service's plane had a "mechanical issue." Marine Corps spokesmen said that comment was Neller's characterization and declined to comment further because the investigation is not complete.