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April, 2013


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UH-1N Huey’s Inducted Into the Boneyard April 30, 2013 — “I used to hate old-timers who didn't praise the younger wrestlers, but you've got to pass the torch sometime. If you're old, that torch gets too heavy for you and you can't carry it, so it won't do you any good.” – Randy “Macho Man” SavageFor decades, the UH-1N Huey has served our country with honor. Reliability and time tested dependability is MORE
Aviation Logistics Marine chosen for USO leadership award April 29, 2013 — One of our own, Cpl. MaryBeth Monson, a structural mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 (MALS-13) aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., and a native of Weston, Idaho, has been selected as the United Service Organization’s (USO) Woman of the Year Military Leadership Award. This award recognizes women who have played important MORE
In support of Earth Day MCAS Yuma takes local action for a global reach April 26, 2013 — Marine Corps Air Station Yuma’s Environmental Department organized a week-long celebration in support and recognition of Earth Day as a part of the local community effort. Earth Day is recognized annually on April 22, and the Marine Corp’s Earth Day theme for 2013 is “Global Reach, Local Action.”The festivities kicked off on Monday and went through MORE
Children Deserve Our Best, MCAS Yuma Family Advocates Lend a Helping Hand April 26, 2013 — Designated by congressional proclamation to increase awareness on the issue of child abuse, April has been designated Child Abuse Prevention Month and families at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma looking for information or support can count on Marine Corps Community Services’ Family Advocacy Program to be there.In an effort to raise awareness on a MORE
Aviator of the Year award to 3rd MAW Marine April 26, 2013 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. – With loud blasts and flames engulfing the flight line, Maj. Robert Weingart, a pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 and a Franklin, Conn., native, jumped in his AH-1W Cobra and took flight to protect his fellow Marines on the ground. On Sep. 14, 2012, Camp Bastion, Afghanistan was MORE
Marines practice Crisis Response mission, render Humanitarian Assistance April 24, 2013 — Dozens of local residents gathered around Kiwanis Park in Yuma, Ariz. to watch helicopters land as a part of the Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Recovery training exercise on April 19 conducted by Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course students, Combat Arms Marines and Combat Service Support personnel training with Marine Aviation Weapons and MORE
Military Family Consultants offer lending hand, lifestyle coaching April 23, 2013 — Thousands of U.S. military families across the country endure month after month as single parent homes due to military deployments, separations and divorce. Even more military families face the challenge of relocating every three years to start again in a new city, new school system and a new community, often living long distances from close family and friends. All of these challenges can build strong, resilient military families but for many others it can have a distressing impact. Luckily for service members and their families aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, they now have access to Military Family Life Consultants (MFLCs) to help weather the storm. MORE
TA makes a comeback April 19, 2013 — Marines can now breathe a sigh of relief as they take action to reach their educational goals. Marine Corps Tuition Assistance (TA) program has been reinstated and took effect April 8 and will remain in effect until further notice. The Marine Corps Air Station Yuma education center is accepting applications, but TA will not be approved MORE
Leveraging Credit Cards to Strengthen Your Credit Score April 16, 2013 — A strong credit score can be an integral part of staying financially secure, whatever the economic climate. But for many U.S. service members, determining exactly what has an impact on their score can be a daunting task. One thing is for sure: credit cards can and do impact your credit score – positively or negatively – depending upon how you use MORE
HITT for SAAM April 12, 2013 — Most units do a 5K, a motorcycle ride around town, or set up booths to raise awareness and educate Marines about important public issues, but Staff Sergeant Aaron McCatty, a Sexual Assault Uniformed Victim Advocate with Marine Aircraft Group 13, went above and beyond by organizing a special event to call attention to Sexual Assault Awareness Month, 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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