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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Austin Hall, an aviation radar technician with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1, lays tarp down in preparation for the watering hole to collect water near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., July 7, 2021. Man-made watering holes help animals in the desert access water easily all year round. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Gabrielle Sanders) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Austin Hall, an aviation radar technician with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1, lays tarp down in preparation for the watering hole to collect water near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., July 7, 2021.

Watering Hole

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1, dumps water into a watering hole near the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., July 7, 2021.

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Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, perform shooting drills with their M16A4 service rifles during a squadron field exercise at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground training facility in Yuma, Ariz., Wednesday, March 9, 2016. - Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, perform shooting drills with their M16A4 service rifles during a squadron field exercise at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground training facility in Yuma, Ariz., Wednesday, March 9, 2016.

Combat Readiness: Back to Basics with MWSS-371

In order to maintain combat readiness, Marines must use every moment to hone their warfighting skills. For the Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 (MWSS-371), based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, a four-day training exercise at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground training facility is serving as that opportunity, March 8-11.

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