Marines line up for martial arts competition
December 22, 2005 — Station service members had the opportunity to watch a live mixed martial arts event at the Cocopah Casino in Somerton, Ariz., Saturday. With more than 1,000 people in attendance, Total Combat 11 Volume I “Respect” brought hard-knocking action to Yuma for the first time with hopes of staying local for some of their fighters. “We have a lot of MORE
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Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new station housing
December 22, 2005 — A ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 13 signaled the completion of Palm Grove, 44 three- and four-bedroom staff-noncommissioned-officer duplex housing units within station base housing. The ceremony was a culmination of efforts of a large team of individuals who planned, negotiated, designed and constructed the first 44 homes of 253 new housing units. MORE
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Service members bond with loved ones at Family Day Carnival
December 22, 2005 — Station service members and their families had the opportunity to spend time together Saturday at the station’s Family Day Carnival in front of the 7-Day Store. This was the first Family Day Carnival hosted by the station in order to provide an atmosphere for families and spend time to gather on the station. “We decided to come to the carnival MORE
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Station Marine grills cooking contest
December 22, 2005 — A station service member won over the taste buds of the judges in the semifinal round of the Weber’s Command of the Grill competition during the station’s Ho, Ho, Ho Down at the station parade field Dec. 16. By winning the competition, Pfc. Jaynine Goodroe, Marine Aircraft Group 13 Department of Safety and Standardization safety clerk, will be MORE
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MALS-13 reclaims basketball throne
December 22, 2005 — The Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 Black Widows regained their station intramural basketball championship title Monday after defeating the Marine Attack Squadron 311 Tomcats, 44-34, in the championship game at the Station Fitness Center. The Black Widows had a perfect season with an 11-0 record, which was reminiscent of their three-season MORE
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MACS-1 trains for convoy security
December 22, 2005 — Marines from Marine Air Control Squadron 1 finished training for convoy security at the Barry M. Goldwater range located approximately seven miles south of the air station Dec. 7. The training, which was a part of Exercise Desert Talon, began Nov. 22 with approximately 130 MACS-1 Marines. Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 274 and 374 also MORE
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Ho, Ho, Ho-down celebrates the season with a southwestern twist
December 16, 2005 — The Single Marine Program and Marine Corps Community Services special events branch joined forces to bring the station a little Christmas cheer Dec. 16 in the form of a Ho, Ho, Ho Down on the station parade field. Part Christmas party and part traditional country get-together, the Ho, Ho, Ho Down offered Marines, sailors and their families a chance MORE
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Pearl Harbor survivors honored on station
December 15, 2005 — “Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 - a date which will live in infamy - the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan,” said President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Station personnel and veterans gathered at the station chapel Dec. 7 to honor Pearl Harbor veterans and listen to the day’s events MORE
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Agile Lion demonstrates future of net-centric warfare
December 15, 2005 — The Marine Corps and Northrop Grumman Corporation teamed up on station Dec. 12-15 to experiment with the possibilities of network-centric information technology in Marine Corps war-fighting. The goal of the demonstration, dubbed Agile Lion, was to explore the advantages and disadvantages of using network-connected air and ground assets to MORE
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Construction on new radar tower underway
December 10, 2005 — Groundwork construction on a platform for the station’s new digital airport surveillance radar machine and tower is currently underway on top of Legal Hill. The $1.6 million construction project began in August with the leveling of the hill. Workers hammered 11,500 cubic yards of granite off the top in order to create a platform on which to mount MORE
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