Women In Combat – The Final Test
June 24, 2014 — The utilization of female engagement teams in Afghanistan and the acceptance of female Marines into the School of Infantry are the most recent accomplishments in the line of efforts by the Marine Corps in recognizing the prominence of women in what has perennially been a man’s world. On May 22, the establishment of the Ground Combat Element MORE
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MARINES TAP INTO CREATION – ART CLASSES MADE AVAILABLE AT MCAS YUMA
June 24, 2014 — In an effort to tap into the creativity of Marines and sailors at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., the Single Marine Program is holding a multiple recreational art classes in the mediums of oil painting, acrylic, ceramic and charcoal. As part of this program, on June 16, SMP hosted a charcoal class before a group of service members eager to MORE
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MCAS Yuma Fire Department Wins DoD Fire Prevention Program of the Year Award
June 23, 2014 — The Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., fire department was recently recognized as the winner of the 2013 Department of Defense Fire and Emergency Services Award for the Fire Prevention Program of the Year on May 14. Winners for the second consecutive year, MCAS Yuma was selected after competing on the DoD level against other installations as MORE
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USMC Recovery of Harrier Crash Site
June 7, 2014 — In response to an AV-8B Harrier II crash in a residential area of Imperial, Calif., Wednesday, Navy and Marine Corps personnel, as well as local firefighters, policemen, and government officials, have been hard at work at the scene resolving the crisis and conducting the recovery process.Military personnel from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., MORE
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Yuma’s Combat Engineers Build a Foundation in Squad Tactics
June 5, 2014 — Within the Navy and Marine Corps community, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., is a central hub of Marine aviation, with the resident ranges providing support for a myriad of training missions. The thunderous sound of aircraft dashing overhead is commonplace, but from June 3 through June5 another sound was added to the cacophony of the Western MORE
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New Auxiliary Landing Field Improves Yuma Aviation Training
June 4, 2014 — A new auxiliary landing field (ALF) located in the western region of Barry M. Goldwater Range was utilized for the first time as a simulated amphibious platform for AV-8B Harrier II pilots from Marine Attack Squadron-214 (VMA-214) stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 24. “The facility has just been completed and it has come to MORE
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Tomcats named Marine Attack Squadron of the Year
June 3, 2014 — -MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz Marine Attack Squadron 311, also known as the Tomcats, was named Marine Attack Squadron of the Year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association, April 1.The Lawson H.M. Sanderson Award recognizes the superior performance of a Marine Attack Squadron; the winner is chosen by the Commandant of the Marine Corps' MORE
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