Service members killed in border crash were California-based U.S. Marines

Two men killed last week during a border security mission in New Mexico were identified as Lance Cpl. Albert Aguilera, 22, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino Gamino, 28.

SAN DIEGO — Two service members killed during a border security mission in New Mexico last week were identified as U.S. Marines based at Camp Pendleton in San Diego County.

The 1st Marine Division identified them as Lance Cpl. Albert A. Aguilera, 22, of Riverside, California, and Lance Cpl. Marcelino M. Gamino, 28, of Fresno, California. 

They were pronounced dead at University Medical Center of El Paso, Texas, the division said in a statement. A third Marine injured alongside them was in critical condition at the medical center, it said.

The three were in a vehicle that was a part of a caravan when it crashed Tuesday morning, the division said.

The crash in an area just north of El Paso was reported shortly before 9 a.m. on New Mexico’s Highway 9 near the Santa Teresa Border Patrol Station in Santa Teresa, NBC affiliate KTSM of El Paso reported.