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Archive: July, 2005

FMEAP assists separating Marines, active duty families

While in the military, every Marine is guaranteed a job, whether that job is infantrymen, pilot, firefighter, administration clerk or reporter. As long as they wear the digital camouflaged uniform, there will always be a job. What about when that Marine leaves the service, or when that Marine’s loved ones need a job? That’s where the Family Members

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Pilots make the move to Search and Rescue, learn new techniques

Imagine a race car driver becoming a school bus driver. They would still be driving, but in different circumstances, just like when combat UH-1N Huey pilots join station search and rescue. Huey pilots from the fleet who join the SAR team — such as Capt. Bradley Walters, who recently joined SAR from Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine

Station's 'dinosaur' ISMT replaced by latest counterpart

The station Marksmanship Training Unit will replace its Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer with two state-of-the-art upgrades they received at Building P-40 Friday. The ISMT-E will replace the10-year-old ISMT, retiring one of the oldest marksmanship simulators in the Marine Corps, according to Cpl. Brandon S. Price, Headquarters and Headquarters

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Harrier pilots train with top-dollar simulator

People all over the world can get thrills from the video arcade flight simulators found in nearly any mall, and these games might be the closest these people will get to flying a multi-million dollar jet. The Marine Corps, however, has spent top dollar on flight simulators that people at the mall could not even imagine. The Radar Night Attack

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SAR maintenance keeps aircraft mission ready to save lives

Often times people take those they depend on for granted, not realizing the importance of their presence. Station Search and Rescue doesn't have this problem. The efforts of SAR maintenance personnel is not something that goes unnoticed, said Capt. Bradley Walters, SAR HH-1N Huey pilot. "They're an essential part of the team,” said Walters, an

There's something cooking at ARFF;

When people think of Aircraft Rescue Firefighting, they may imagine brave Marines, willing to run into a blazing wreckage of an aircraft crash when everyone else is staying clear of the crash. Sgt. Zachary D. Pescar, an ARFF senior rescue man on station, is all of these things, but he also enjoys cooking for the Marines in the ARFF unit, according

Avengers take off to fight the good fight

More than 80 Marines and sailors from Marine Attack Squadron 211, known as the Wake Island Avengers, and about 20 troops from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 left the station Friday for an approximately six-month-long deployment on the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa. The Marines will be operating with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit,

Community bids fairwell to commanding officer

The community bid farewell to the station commanding officer in a change of command ceremony last week. Col. James J. Cooney relinquished his position as station commanding officer to Col. Ben D. Hancock July 7 at the station parade field, leaving behind a wealth of accomplishments. Cooney accepted the position of station CO the same morning the

MCAS Yuma home to Corps firefighter of the year

Two Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Marines were recognized by the 2004 Marine Corps Fire and Emergency Service Awards. Master Sgt. Steven A. Jackson was named the Marine Corps Military Fire Officer of the Year and Cpl. Ryan M. Pratt, senior rescueman for ARFF Section 1, was named Marine Corps Military Firefighter of the

Station service members, families invited to attend free martial arts classes

A free martial arts hand-to-hand combat class was held at the Old Town Yuma Self Defense Training Center for military service members and their families July 13. The purpose of this event was to attract service members and their families to attend the classes, which are offered at a discount rate to military. The center also offers boxing,

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