Yuma 2002 Air Show a big hit
May 2, 2002 — The booming sound of rolling thunder was heard by a crowd of nearly 20,000 people gathered along the station flightline as afterburners thrust jets like the F/A-18 Hornet and MiG-17 across the desert sky during the 2002 Yuma Air Show, Saturday. Civilian and military pilots performed aerial acrobatics and tactical maneuvers while the crowd cringed MORE
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MALS-13 Marines meet Marine Corps hero,;visit home to celebrate his 87th birthday;
May 2, 2002 — In the Marine Corps, perhaps only one position is more respected, admired and revered than the Commandant of the Marine Corps. Being in the presence of an individual who holds this position leaves most Marines awe-struck, and with a pride for being part of the military. One can only obtain this position through bravery, self-endangerment and MORE
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Emergency services practice crisis management during airfield mass casualty drill
May 2, 2002 — High-speed aerial acrobatics and poor communication could have led to tragedy as an AV-8B Harrier and a biplane impacted April 23 at the Yuma Air Show, or so the story goes. The mid-air collision would have led to at least four dead and potentially a minimum of fifty wounded at the crowded air show had the event actually occurred. Instead, rescue MORE
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