Yuma's rifle range reopened after renovations
September 3, 2009 — The station’s rifle range reopened Aug. 28, 2009 after a month of renovations aimed to improve conditions for shooters.The renovations, which began at the end of July on the Barry M. Goldwater Range southeast of the air station, significantly changed the 200-, 300- and 500-yard lines, offering Marines better target alignment and level, more MORE
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Yuma Marines take control in Red Flag exercise
September 3, 2009 — Marine Air Control Squadron 1 Marines are slated to return home to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 12, 2009, from air-to-air warfare training at Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas.Red Flag is a multinational, large-scale, air-to-air combat exercise held on the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range, not only testing MORE
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Yuma's VMA-211 returns from deployment
September 3, 2009 — Approximately 80 Marines and sailors with Marine Attack Squadron 211 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 were greeted with open arms Aug. 29, 2009, upon their return from a seven-month deployment with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.While at sea, the Avengers spent five months aboard the USS Essex, providing offensive air support, MORE
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