New Harrier simulator nearing completion at MCAS Yuma
May 28, 2009 — Pilots are scheduled to have access to a new AV-8B Harrier simulator at the Marine Aviation Training Systems Site here Aug. 31, 2009.The new simulator, which costs approximately $10 million, will allow pilots to switch between day and night scenarios, as well as simulate missions with improved graphics.Although the older simulator will still be MORE
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Blind fury: Future MCMAP instructors fight back tears
May 28, 2009 — Students in a Marine Corps martial arts instructor course here worked through their sweat and tears to earn special training certificates May 21, 2009. The 15 green belt students in the course volunteered to be sprayed and certified to carry Oleoresin Capsicum spray, which is a nonlethal weapon used by law enforcement. The circuit course was MORE
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Bringing the HEAT to Yuma: Station gets Humvee rollover trainer
May 14, 2009 — The station’s first Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer instructors graduated at the new simulator facility here May 8.The 16 instructors will prepare deploying Marines for Humvee rollovers by using the HEAT simulator to create dangerous scenarios, while teaching the proper techniques to avoid injury.“It’s a wonderful concept because it teaches people MORE
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