MALS-13 starts cookin' with KVN
October 19, 2005 — Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 and their Key Volunteer Network held a chili cook-off in the MALS-13 conference room Oct.19 to help raise money for the MALS-13 KVN. The cook-off started at 11 a.m. and lasted until about 1 p.m., with eight participants bringing nine different varieties of chili, with special ingredients ranging from garlic to MORE
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Station Marine receives high honor
October 15, 2005 — A Marine from Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 received the Robert F. Gibson Marine Aviation Command and Control Officer of the Year Award Oct. 15 at an awards ceremony in Reno, N.V. Capt. Kenneth M. Karcher, MAWTS-1, command, control and communications specialist for the Aviation Development, Tactics and Evaluation Department, MORE
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Station personnel receive casualty assistance training
October 13, 2005 — When a Marine becomes a casualty, whether injured, missing or deceased, a casualty assistance call officer steps in to ensure the needs of that Marine’s family are fulfilled in their time of trouble, regardless of how the Marine became a casualty. CACOs are the first to break the bad news; they are the dreaded Marines with dignity and compassion MORE
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Billy Ray Cyrus wins over station fans
October 13, 2005 — Station service members and their families, along with Department of Defense employees, were serenaded by the Spirit of America Tour Oct. 5 at the parade field here. Country fans received a rare treat by listening to the soothing tunes of a famous country singer – Billy Ray Cyrus, who is best known for his hit single “Achy Breaky Heart.” Before the MORE
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ARFF Marines muster up a victory
October 8, 2005 — Two teams from station Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting competed at the Cocopah/Somerton 2005 Fire Muster at the Cocopah Casino recreational vehicle parking lot Oct. 8. The annual competition was organized by the Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department. The event pitted 20 teams from fire departments in the local area against each other in competitions that MORE
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Avengers played it safe in 2004, were rewarded
October 6, 2005 — Maj. Gen. Samuel T. Helland, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing commanding general, presented Marine Attack Squadron 211 with the 2004 Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award Sept. 27 on the station parade field. The award recognizes outstanding safety achievement during aircraft operations. Helland presented the award to VMA-211 in an all-hands MORE
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MALS-13 avionics use AIRspeed to their advantage
October 6, 2005 — The Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 avionics department recently used a new program being introduced to the Marine Corps ensuring work sections are working smarter and not harder. The AIRspeed program is designed to help reduce wasted time and money and is currently being introduced only to MALS shops across the Marine Corps and selected MORE
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WTI Marines feel at home at Station Fitness Center
October 6, 2005 — Weapons and Tactics Instructor course Marines have many responsibilities while training in Yuma. The most important task on hand for these visiting Marines is, of course, honing their operational skills for deployment. Secondary responsibilities to this preparation are maintaining physical fitness and strengthening camaraderie with fellow Marines. MORE
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Dental technicians merge with hospital corpsman
October 3, 2005 — The Navy abolished the occupational specialty of dental technician Oct. 1 and merged the roughly 3,000 sailors of that specialty with the Navy’s 24,000 hospital corpsmen. The station Branch Medical Clinic held a ceremony Oct. 3 to officially recognize the merger and honor the now defunct rate of dental technician. The merger will benefit the Navy MORE
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