MALS-13 Spouses Meet the Challenge at Jane Wayne Day
February 27, 2014 — MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. - A Jane Wayne Day is a unit event offering spouses the opportunity to experience what Marines go through physically and mentally during their training. This family-oriented exercise gives Marines a chance to enjoy more time with their spouses while presenting them with a challenge they are not likely to forget. MORE
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Joint Forces Work Together to Promote Homeland Security
February 26, 2014 — For combat engineers in the United States Marine Corps, training is focused around expedited military operations, but particular skill sets are transferable across the profession. In El Centro, Calif., a platoon of Marines worked in conjunction with external government organizations and participated in a unique mission to enhance regional security MORE
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Fat Albert Turns Heads in Yuma
February 21, 2014 — The residents of Yuma are accustomed to planes from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma squadrons flying above. However, heads turned when the bright blue and yellow “Fat Albert” made its appearance here; flying a little lower than they were used to seeing. Curiosity arose and the residents made their way to watch the plane practice demonstrations from MORE
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War Dog Warrior
February 21, 2014 — Ever since he was a kid, Cpl. Nathaniel Marcelino Garza, a postal clerk aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., had a passion for sports. He grew up like many other all-American athletes, playing baseball, football, and basketball throughout his childhood; but baseball was always a little closer to his heart than the others. “I played sports MORE
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An Opportunity of a Lifetime: MALS 13 Marine Meritoriously Promoted by the CMC
February 13, 2014 — The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos, visited Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., on Feb. 13, 2014, to meritoriously promote Lance Cpl. Joshua Gregory to the ranks of a noncommissioned officer. MORE
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