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Cpl. Keontaye Dawson, SSgt. Elliott Stanton and Sgt. Tanner Bauer receive gold medals at the awards ceremony of the Competition-In-Arms Program (CIAP) Western Divisional at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6, 2015. The Marines, all based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., have placed in the top ten percent of approximately 240 regional Marine and civilian competitors during the two-week competition. - Cpl. Keontaye Dawson, SSgt. Elliott Stanton and Sgt. Tanner Bauer receive gold medals at the awards ceremony of the Competition-In-Arms Program (CIAP) Western Divisional at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6, 2015. The Marines, all based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., have placed in the top ten percent of approximately 240 regional Marine and civilian competitors during the two-week competition.

Sgt. Maj. Derek Fry, the Marine Aircraft Group 13 sergeant major and Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar director, briefs an audience of Marines on the history of MAG-13 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. The seminar provided an opportunity to enhance the Marines’ leadership development through small group discussions with course instructors. - Sgt. Maj. Derek Fry, the Marine Aircraft Group 13 sergeant major and Lance Corporal Leadership and Ethics Seminar director, briefs an audience of Marines on the history of MAG-13 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. The seminar provided an opportunity to enhance the Marines’ leadership development through small group discussions with course instructors.

A UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., flies overhead during a week-long deployment-for-training exercise conducted at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2014. - A UH-1Y Venom helicopter with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 267, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., flies overhead during a week-long deployment-for-training exercise conducted at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Dec. 9, 2014.

Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 prepare for a perimeter sweep foot patrol during the security force exercise in support of pre-deployment training Dec. 7-10, 2014, at the Auxiliary Landing Field II on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The exercise provided Marines a hands-on experience for installation night and day security operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James/ Released) - Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 prepare for a perimeter sweep foot patrol during the security force exercise in support of pre-deployment training Dec. 7-10, 2014, at the Auxiliary Landing Field II on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The exercise provided Marines a hands-on experience for installation night and day security operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Reba James/ Released)

During the meritorious promotion of Sgt. Erika M. Cruz, the 2014 Marine Corps Installations West Marine of the Year, the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez, recognized all of Cruz’s accomplishments Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. From left to right, MCAS Yuma commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez; Sgt. Kenneth AponteCruz, a food service technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron; Sgt. Erika M. Cruz, the non-commissioned officer-in-charge at the military post office and the Marine Corps Installations West Marine of the Year; and Sgt. Maj. Colen B. Laarman, the sergeant major of MCAS Yuma. - During the meritorious promotion of Sgt. Erika M. Cruz, the 2014 Marine Corps Installations West Marine of the Year, the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez, recognized all of Cruz’s accomplishments Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. From left to right, MCAS Yuma commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez; Sgt. Kenneth AponteCruz, a food service technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron; Sgt. Erika M. Cruz, the non-commissioned officer-in-charge at the military post office and the Marine Corps Installations West Marine of the Year; and Sgt. Maj. Colen B. Laarman, the sergeant major of MCAS Yuma.

Simulated casualties wait in line for a medical examination during the Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise, an event in the curriculum of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-15, operated by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., at Kiwanis Park in Yuma, Ariz., Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Technical Theatre majors at Yuma’s Arizona Western College contributed to the AST 3 by using cosmetics to create lifelike wounds on the simulated causalities. - Simulated casualties wait in line for a medical examination during the Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise, an event in the curriculum of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-15, operated by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., at Kiwanis Park in Yuma, Ariz., Friday, Oct. 10, 2014. Technical Theatre majors at Yuma’s Arizona Western College contributed to the AST 3 by using cosmetics to create lifelike wounds on the simulated causalities.

Cpl. Elijah Schellhardt, a Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Common Aviation Command Control System (CAC2S) support team member, and native of Frederick, Md., shows visiting VIPs the shellback Humvee used to house the CAC2S Phase II servers at the Stoval Auxiliary Airfield, on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8. The shellback Humvee concept provides superior system mobility over the traditional use of large trucks for transport of the aging Marine Air Command and Control System CAC2S is slated to replace. - Cpl. Elijah Schellhardt, a Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity Common Aviation Command Control System (CAC2S) support team member, and native of Frederick, Md., shows visiting VIPs the shellback Humvee used to house the CAC2S Phase II servers at the Stoval Auxiliary Airfield, on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8. The shellback Humvee concept provides superior system mobility over the traditional use of large trucks for transport of the aging Marine Air Command and Control System CAC2S is slated to replace.

A Marine Infantry Officer Course (IOC) student descends from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a fast rope drill on the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Auxiliary Landing Field 2, Wednesday, August 18, 2014. The fast rope training instilled in these Marines the skills necessary to complete IOC’s final exercise, Talon Reach IV. - A Marine Infantry Officer Course (IOC) student descends from a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a fast rope drill on the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Auxiliary Landing Field 2, Wednesday, August 18, 2014. The fast rope training instilled in these Marines the skills necessary to complete IOC’s final exercise, Talon Reach IV.