Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

Bombs Away!

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:34:25 -0400

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians for Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., have been clearing unexploded ordnance on the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., in preparation for the upcoming Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-15. This is essential to reduce the hazards for maintenance personnel when they insert new targets on the range.

MCAS Yuma's NBHC hosts a Women's Symposium [Image 1 of 2]

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:40:44 -0400

Chief Hospital Corpsman Jean Molina, standing, the senior enlisted leader at the Naval Branch Health Clinic on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., addresses attendees of a Women’s Symposium hosted and sponsored by the NBHC, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. The symposium focused on networking and encouragement within MCAS Yuma in observance of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute’s August topic of Women’s Equality.

MCAS Yuma's NBHC hosts a Women's Symposium [Image 2 of 2]

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 16:40:15 -0400

Attendees of a Women’s Symposium applaud Hospital Corpsman Second Class Michelle Asbjornsen during the event, which was hosted and sponsored by the Naval Branch Health Clinic at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014. The symposium focused on networking and encouragement in observance of the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute’s August topic of Women’s Equality.

EOD Marines Clear Ranges of Hazards, Ordnance [Image 5 of 6]

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:11:34 -0400

Staff Sgt. Robbie Grieder, right, the range officer-in-charge and an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician team leader with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and a native of Belleplaine, Iowa, conducts a surface sweep with other EOD technicians from MCAS Yuma and Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., during range clearance operations at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.

EOD Marines Clear Ranges of Hazards, Ordnance [Image 6 of 6]

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:10:53 -0400

Staff Sgt. Robbie Grieder, left, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician team leader with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and a native of Belle Plaine, Iowa, digs around unexploded ordnance before flagging it as Staff Sgt. Kyle Winjum, an EOD technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., looks on during range clearance operations at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.

EOD Marines Clear Ranges of Hazards, Ordnance [Image 4 of 6]

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:10:39 -0400

Staff Sgt. Kyle Winjum, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., flags and GPS marks unexploded ordnance during range clearance operations at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.

EOD Marines Clear Ranges of Hazards, Ordnance [Image 3 of 6]

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:10:20 -0400

Gunnery Sgt. Phillip Walkoviak, left, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Staff Sgt. Robbie Grieder, the range officer-in-charge and an EOD technician team leader with Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and a native of Belleplaine, Iowa, prepare unexploded ordnance to be detonated during range clearance operations at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.

EOD Marines Clear Ranges of Hazards, Ordnance [Image 2 of 6]

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:10:06 -0400

Gunnery Sgt. Phillip Walkoviak, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician with Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., prepares unexploded ordnance to be detonated during range clearance operations at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.

EOD Marines Clear Ranges of Hazards, Ordnance [Image 1 of 6]

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:09:41 -0400

Unexploded ordnance is detonated during range clearance operations at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians with both Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., conducted a surface sweep to clear target areas of ordnance in preparation for the next Weapons and Tactics Instructor course.

MCAS Yuma Emergency Response Teams Train to Serve and Protect [Image 5 of 5]

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:05:38 -0400

Col. Ricardo Martinez, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., discusses the importance of safety with all participants involved with Exercise Desert Fire 2014 at Cannon Air Defense Complex, a satellite installation of MCAS Yuma, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Desert Fire was an active-shooter drill implemented to test, evaluate and improve the response and preparedness of first responders with the air station.

MCAS Yuma Emergency Response Teams Train to Serve and Protect [Image 4 of 5]

Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:05:08 -0400

Sgt. Kendall Midcalf, an active-shooter role player for Exercise Desert Fire 2014, is apprehended by military police during Desert Fire at Cannon Air Defense Complex, a satellite installation of MCAS Yuma, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. Role players were a valuable asset for the emergency responding personnel because it enhanced the realism of the training event and give them a real-world feel of what to do during an active-shooter scenario.

P is for PCS

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 18:04:47 -0400

The Sesame Street gang stopped by Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, August 21 and 22. The characters put on three performances, which helped the kids better understand some of the trials of military life. Available in high definition.

Rig With Me if You Want to Live

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:43:37 -0400

At Marine Corps Air Station Yuma a unit's mission is to ensure the safety of the pilot if he must eject in mid-flight. These Marines understand they must be spot on or it may cost a life.

Yodaville Provides Realistic Urban Close Air Support to HMLA-369

Fri, 22 Aug 2014 15:43:37 -0400

Marine Light Helicopter Attack Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, located to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma from Aug. 17–22 in order to conduct training and take advantage of the station’s vast, detailed ranges.

Gunfighters Conduct Live Fire CAS Exercise

Fri, 22 Aug 2014 12:28:43 -0400

Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, conducts a live fire urban close air support exercise on moving targets at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma's ranges.

Home on the Range

Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:18:17 -0400

Aircraft from around the world use the ranges of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma for a multitude of training operations, giving Marines and other military forces a chance to train in a unique environment.

MCAS Yuma Artists Recognized with Art Showcase

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 22:53:21 -0400

Marines, sailors and family members who have attended and utilized free art classes held by the Single Marine Program at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma showcased their art at the Yuma Fine Arts Center, Thursday.

Marines Fine-tune, Showcase Artistic Skills to Community

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 21:48:52 -0400

The Single Marine Program from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, showcases the artwork its service members have produced at the Yuma Art Center, August 14. The art show paid tribute to Yuma's Marines, sailors and local community.

Exercising Control – A Day at the Range with EOD

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 20:07:04 -0400

As the morning sun shines on the desert landscape, scattered pieces of 155mm artillery shells reflect brightly across the ground of the Munitions Treatment Range, southeast of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. The once-deadly rounds were shattered courtesy of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal team, Marine Wing Support Squadron 371, during training conducted Aug. 7.

Allies: British Royal Navy pilot trains with VMAT-203 at MCAS Yuma

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:45:09 -0400

The United States and Great Britain have long been bound together by shared history, culture, language and a similar legal system, creating one of the strongest military alliances in the world.