New Marine unmanned aircraft unit stationed at Yuma air station
July 8, 2010 — Yuma was recently selected as the site for a portion of the Corps’ newest squadron, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, which started setting up here in June.Once at full strength, the Yuma detachment of VMU-4 will add more than 40 Marines and sailors to the station’s ranks and four RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft to its aviation fleet. MORE
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Marine Attack Squadron 311 return to Yuma after deployment in Asia with 31st MEU
July 8, 2010 — Approximately 80 Marines and sailors from Marine Attack Squadron 311 are scheduled to return July 8 from a seven-month deployment to Japan, where they supported the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. While overseas, the squadron participated in several training events including exercises Foal Eagle, Cobra Gold and Balikatan. The exercises took place MORE
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No more DD-214 discharge papers mailed to exiting Marines
July 2, 2010 — In a move to help separating Marines, the Corps announced new delivery guidelines for the DD 214 form, which is a record of service and separation status. The form will now be hand delivered to a separating Marine when they leave their command on terminal leave, instead of being mailed at their end of active service date. With Marines often leaving MORE
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Yuma's VMA-214 Black Sheep roam with joint, international forces during Alaska’s Red Flag exercise
July 2, 2010 — In a welcome change from the stifling heat of a Yuman summer, more than 180 Marines traveled to Alaska’s cooler climate to take part in Exercise Red Flag-Alaska June 14. The Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 arrived with 10 AV-8B Harriers to take part in the 10-day multinational, joint-service combat MORE
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Yuma's top Marine chef headed to star-studded kitchen
July 2, 2010 — All Marines are taught they’re riflemen first and foremost, but for one Yuma Marine the handle of a spatula is just as comfortable as the pistol grip of an M16-A2 service rifle. For his proficiency in the mess hall, Cpl. Jacob Ballard, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron food service specialist, is slated to go to Marine Corps Headquarters at MORE
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More first-term re-enlistment spots available in FY-11 for Marine Corps
July 2, 2010 — First-term Marines eligible to re-enlist in fiscal year 2011 may find it easier to stay in the Corps this coming year despite its efforts to scale back the force from 205,000 Marines. Along with the enlisted retention guidelines for FY-2011, the Corps recently released the boatspace count for the new fiscal year, which was nearly 1,500 spaces more MORE
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Corps halves retention budget, downsizes bonuses for FY-11
July 2, 2010 — Marines eligible to re-enlist in fiscal year 2011 may notice a steep decrease in their bonus options from last year due to the Corps cutting the retention budget by more than half. While the FY-2010 budget for re-enlistment bonuses exceeded $340 million, the Corps is only allocating $150 million in 2011. This is, in part, due to the Corps scaling MORE
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