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Station updates largest simulated Afghan village January 27, 2011 — The station’s range maintenance department completed major enhancements on its simulated Afghan village within target area 15 North on the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in California, Jan. 20, 2011. Al Brutus insurgent village, created in August 2009 and named after the call sign of Maj. Cesar Freitas who died in a 2007 Search and Rescue MORE
Yuma Marine plays lead role January 27, 2011 — Standing center stage with a spotlight directed at him is 22-year-old Kyle Nicholas Lambros, preparing to win his audience over once again. Lance Cpl. Lambros, administrator and security manager with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, is not only a Marine but a well rounded actor as well. He’s scheduled to perform in the play “Catch Me MORE
Marine recounts time with female engagement team January 27, 2011 — To quote the Rolling Stones, “Cool, calm and collected,” that’s the impression Lance Cpl. Sorina Langer, base operations flight clearance clerk, gives off when talking to her. Who would guess, listening to her soft voice and watching her movements, that she was a previous member of a Female Engagement Team? Langer, a 21-year-old native of River MORE
Leading Marines MCI replaced January 13, 2011 — A new online curriculum replaced the Marine Corps Institute’s Leading Marines course, which junior Marines must complete for promotion to corporal. The new Leading Marines program, available on MarineNet, expands the training into four courses, which adds five more lessons and 24 more topics than the previous course. The curriculum was designed MORE
Mandatory suicide prevention training expanded to junior Marines January 13, 2011 — Junior enlisted Marines and sailors will now receive new suicide prevention training as part of their annual training requirements, effective immediately. According to Marine Administrative Message 022/11, released Jan. 10, 2011, the training is an expansion of noncommissioned officers’ "Never Leave A Marine Behind" suicide prevention program and MORE
VMA-211 Avengers head to Japan January 13, 2011 — More than 70 Marines from Marine Attack Squadron 211 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 left the air station Jan. 4 to attach to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in Japan for deployment. The Marines will join approximately 70 others who’ve already departed for Japan with eight of the squadron’s AV-8B Harriers in December. The Wake Island MORE
Yuma Marines assist grunts with training for deployment January 6, 2011 — Station Marines participated in their second deployment for training of 2010 at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 13-17, 2010. Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron volunteered 19 Marines to assist 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, based at Twentynine Palms, while they prepared for a deployment to MORE

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Home On the Range – MCAS Yuma Marines Pistol Qual [Image 2 of 2]

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Marines stationed out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., engage during firearms training and qualification at the station pistol range, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James)
Home On the Range – MCAS Yuma Marines Pistol Qual [Image 2 of 2]

Home On the Range – MCAS Yuma Marines Pistol Qual [Image 1 of 2]

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Marines stationed out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., engage in firearms training and qualification at the station pistol range, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James)
Home On the Range – MCAS Yuma Marines Pistol Qual [Image 1 of 2]

MCAS Yuma Tax Center Opens for Business

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Commanding Officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez, alongside the legal center Marines, cuts the ribbon in honor of the official opening of the station tax center aboard MCAS Yuma, Ariz., Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016.
MCAS Yuma Tax Center Opens for Business

MCAS Yuma K-9 Unit Sinks Teeth Into Training [Image 1 of 3]

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – Sgt. Andrew Kowtko, a military policeman with the Provost Marshal Office, simulates an aggressor during training with military working dog, Kubu, at the K-9 compound aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James)
MCAS Yuma K-9 Unit Sinks Teeth Into Training [Image 1 of 3]

MCAS Yuma K-9 Unit Sinks Teeth Into Training [Image 2 of 3]

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – Kubu, a military working dog with the Provost Marshal Office, bites into the arm of a simulated aggressor during training at the K-9 compound aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James)
MCAS Yuma K-9 Unit Sinks Teeth Into Training [Image 2 of 3]

MCAS Yuma K-9 Unit Sinks Teeth Into Training [Image 3 of 3]

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – Cpl. Daryn Cherry, a military policeman with the Provost Marshal Office, reels in military working dog, Bandi, during simulated aggressor training at the K-9 training compound aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James)
MCAS Yuma K-9 Unit Sinks Teeth Into Training [Image 3 of 3]

MWSS-371 Suits up to Fight Dirty [Image 4 of 4]

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Pfc. Jarett Houk, a motor transport mechanic with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 and a native of Virginia Beach, Va., gears up to begin Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) decontamination and reconnaissance training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 13, 2016.
MWSS-371 Suits up to Fight Dirty [Image 4 of 4]

MWSS-371 Suits up to Fight Dirty [Image 3 of 4]

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 don Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) suits and gas masks during Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) decontamination and reconnaissance training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 13, 2016.
MWSS-371 Suits up to Fight Dirty [Image 3 of 4]

MWSS-371 Suits up to Fight Dirty [Image 2 of 4]

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 don Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) suits and gas masks during Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) decontamination and reconnaissance training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 13, 2016.
MWSS-371 Suits up to Fight Dirty [Image 2 of 4]

MWSS-371 Suits up to Fight Dirty [Image 1 of 4]

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 don Mission Oriented Protective Posture (MOPP) suits and gas masks during Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) decontamination and reconnaissance training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 13, 2016.
MWSS-371 Suits up to Fight Dirty [Image 1 of 4]

MCAS Yuma's EOD Team Conducts Counter-IED Training

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Explosive ordnance disposal technicians with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, conduct counter-IED training at the Berry M. Goldwater Range Tuesday, December 8, 2015. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Brendan King)
MCAS Yuma's EOD Team Conducts Counter-IED Training

MCAS Yuma Celebrates 240th Marine Corps Birthday

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Service members, families, veterans and Department of Defense employees gathered at the station parade field to celebrate the Marine Corps’ 240th birthday as part of the annual uniform pageant and cake-cutting ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Friday.
MCAS Yuma Celebrates 240th Marine Corps Birthday [Image 2 of 2]

WTI Marines Conduct NEO Exercise at Kiwanis Park

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Marines participating in Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-16 converged on Kiwanis Park in Yuma, Arizona, Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, to take part in a non-combatant evacuation (NEO) exercise.
WTI Marines Conduct NEO Exercise at Kiwanis Park [Image 1 of 2]

Urban Close Air Suport

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

U.S. Marines participating in Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16 provide urban close air support during an offensive air support exercise at Yodaville, in Yuma, Ariz., on Oct. 2, 2015. WTI is a seven week event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1). MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Laboy/Released)
Urban Close Air Suport

External Lift

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

U.S. Marines with 1st Transport Support Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group conduct an external lift during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16 at Auxiliary Airfield 2 in Yuma, Ariz., on Oct. 2, 2015. WTI is a seven week event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1). MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Laboy/Released)
External Lift

AGS ADR Practical Application

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1 (MAWTS-1) conduct an airfield damage repair practical application at Canon Air Defense (P111) in Yuma, Ariz., on Sept. 26, 2015. This practical application was a part of a seven week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of the Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Laboy).
AGS ADR Practical Application

AGS Aircraft Salvage Practical Application

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 (MWSS-374) conduct an aircraft salvage practical application on a UH-1Y Venom at Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Ariz., on Sept. 30, 2015. This practical application was a part of a Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16, a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of the Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Laboy).
AGS Aircraft Salvage Practical Application

For Today’s Military Child: 'LINKS for Teachers' In the Classroom

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

In an effort to better understand today’s military child in the classroom, local schools have welcomed Marine Corps Air Station Yuma’s “LINKS (Lifestyles, Insights, Network, Knowledge & Skills) for Teachers,” program into their internal curriculum.
For Today’s Military Child: 'LINKS for Teachers' In the Classroom [Image 1 of 3]

Comic-Con 2015: Highlight Reel

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

This is what the MCAS Yuma Marine and sailor volunteers got to see at San Diego Comic-Con International, July 9-12th.
Comic-Con 2015: Highlight Reel

Comic-Con 2015: Getting in Line

22 Jan 2016 10:18:42 Z

Marines and sailors traveled over one hundred and seventy miles form Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, to volunteer at the San Diego Comic-Con International in San Diego, California, July 9th through the 12th. See how these volunteers help keep on of the world's largest comic conventions running smoothly.
Comic-Con 2015: Getting in Line

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