Yuma's VMA-214, MALS-13 Marines return home from Afghanistan
November 25, 2009 — After a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan, approximately 200 Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13, along with 10 AV-8B Harriers, returned to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 22, 2009.VMA-214 flew 1,374 missions, totaling more than 3,500 combat hours, and dropped more than 20,000 MORE
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Yuma stacks the deck: Will new ship be Harrier's emergency option?
November 19, 2009 — The Navy and Marine Corps finished testing AV-8B Harriers on a new class of amphibious transport dock ship Nov. 15, 2009.Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 31, from Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif., flew Harriers off the USS Green Bay from Nov. 11-15, 2009, to ensure the ship could support the aircraft in emergency situations.The Green MORE
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Yuma's Marine Air Control Squadron 1 expands with new detachment, gear
November 19, 2009 — Marine Air Control Squadron 1 has undergone recent changes to expand their capabilities with a new detachment, compound and equipment at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz.Air Traffic Control Detachment D is the newest addition to MACS-1, which has three other ATC detachments already in operation.While the detachment only has 26 Marines MORE
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Marine pilot retention bonuses hit 10-year low point
November 19, 2009 — In a recently released bulletin, the Corps announced the lowest pay incentives for aviators in nearly a decade, which signals healthy retention among Marine pilots. Aviation continuation pay is an incentive for eligible pilots and naval flight officers to continue flying for at least two more years. The bonus for fiscal year 2010 dropped between MORE
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Marines gain citizenship during Corps' birthday ceremony
November 13, 2009 — Following the Marine Corps’ 234th birthday uniform pageant and cake cutting ceremony on the station parade field Nov. 6, two Marines earned another title – U.S. citizen.Lance Cpl. Hong Chen, Marine Attack Squadron 311 Harrier mechanic, and Cpl. Josbie Morris, VMA-211 Harrier electrician, took the oath of allegiance to the United States in front of MORE
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Marine veterans return to Yuma to reminisce
November 12, 2009 — Marines often speak of the camaraderie found in the Corps, whether among battle-weary grunts in a foreign fighting hole or between peacetime troops training for wars that may never come.In the 1970s, this brotherhood formed between a group of Marines who were stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., and remains to this day.For more MORE
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New Yuma exchange opening mid-November
November 12, 2009 — After approximately 14 months of construction, the station’s new Marine Corps Exchange is scheduled to open Nov. 18. The grand opening of the new, 64,000-square-foot exchange complex is scheduled to occur during four event-packed days, Nov. 18-21, each featuring something for all ages.“The intent behind it was to spread the grand opening out over MORE
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Lejeune-based infantry Marines coordinate large-scale exercise on Yuma range
November 5, 2009 — A Camp Lejeune, N.C.-based infantry unit participated in a company-sized exercise here Oct. 27, 2009, as part of their monthlong use of the area’s rocky, mountainous terrain to prepare for a deployment to Afghanistan. Focused on combining different types of weapons, approximately 220 Marines from Company C, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, moved MORE
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Stop lossed Marines eligible for special pay
November 5, 2009 — The Marine Corps announced Oct. 23 Marines who were stop lossed and kept on active duty after their end of active service or retirement date between Sept. 11, 2001, and Sept. 30, 2009, are eligible for special compensation.Marine Administrative Message 0624/09 states that Marines held on active duty during that time frame are entitled to $500 per MORE
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NSPS fired: Civilian employee pay system abolished by president
November 5, 2009 — A controversial pay-for-performance system used by Department of Defense civilian employees, including more than 100 on station, was abolished by the president Nov. 2, 2009.Authorized in fiscal year 2004, the short lived National Security Personnel System was cut as part of the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act. NSPS is used by more than MORE
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