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Family of Veterans Live to Tell History’s Story: American Legion Gives Back to the Fallen May 30, 2014 — During Memorial Day in Yuma, Ariz., a group of veterans assembled as the honor guard for American Legion Federal Post No. 19 and conducted a day-long tribute by attending memorial ceremonies at a number of the city’s cemeteries. Their presence was powerful, and the concluding tribute they brought to the ceremonies, an honorary 21-gun salute, was highly anticipated and embraced by the citizens of Yuma. MORE
UK Army Crimson Eagle Exercise Assembles With 1st MEF to Disperse the Enemy May 22, 2014 — The United States and coalition forces have battled against terrorism in the Middle East for more than a decade – upgrading their tactics, techniques and procedures to dispose of an evasive and unpredictable enemy.  In order to take advantage of the vital knowledge gained in the War on Terror, and to prepare for future joint conflicts, the United MORE
MCAS Yuma Marines Receive a Safety Stand-Down with Summer Twist May 22, 2014 — The personnel of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., joined together on Thursday to complete the 101 Days of Summer, an all-hands safety stand-down, with the support of Marine Corps Community Services and the Yuma community. Each squadron separated their Marines and sailors into smaller platoons and their specific squadrons, marched them between MORE
West Coast Firefighter Marines Stay Cool During Heated Competition May 17, 2014 — Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Marines from three separate West Coast Marine Corps Installations cooled off with a series of friendly yet intense challenges during the 3rd annual ARFF Rodeo Competition at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., May 17.Marines from both Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and MCAS Miramar, Calif., were beckoned to the MORE
Housing Heroes: Local Yuma Support Organization Helps Vets Find Homes May 9, 2014 — Servicee members from yesterday and today are only too familiar with the unique lifestyle of the armed forces. The structured way of life is suited to discipline, rules and strict dynamics not found anywhere else. However, after so long a commitment, making the transition back to the civilian sector can prove to be one of the most daunting steps in MORE
WTI – A Pilot’s Marathon May 6, 2014 — Hundreds of Marines from units throughout the Corps filled the Sonoran Pueblo club aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 27, to see their hard work and dedication come to fruition. This is the day these Marines have waited 7 long strenuous weeks for – graduation day. After countless 15-hour work days over a span of what may have seemed 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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