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The Calm Voice in the Dark: Recognizing the 9-1-1 Dispatchers at MCAS Yuma

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. (April 2025) – Behind every emergency call at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma is a team of highly trained professionals who answer swiftly, stay calm under pressure, and provide the critical connection between those in need and emergency services. April marks both National 9-1-1 Education Month and National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, an opportunity to recognize the dedication and skill of the 9-1-1 Dispatch team aboard MCAS Yuma.

Shadow Behind the Tower

At Marine Corps Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, the Air Traffic Control (ATC) Maintenance Division operates around the clock to ensure safety in the skies. Their unique set of responsibilities, unknown to most, plays an essential role in mission readiness, airfield operations and aviation safety. The division operates continuously through 24-hour days in order to ensure the air station is always open for civilian, commercial, and military aviation operations.

VMX-1 CH-53K Crew Rescues Stranded Civilian in California Desert

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. – A crew of United States Marines assigned to Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) successfully rescued a stranded civilian in the remote California desert on 11 February 2025, demonstrating the capabilities of the CH-53K King Stallion and the Marine Corps' commitment to readiness and

MCAS Yuma acquires new specialized airspace in El Centro, California and surrounding areas

Civilians working at the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma Air Traffic Control (ATC) are recognized and awarded for their time, effort and dedication to the completion of the El Centro expansion project at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024.The project's primary aim was to establish a reliable and efficient use of the acquired airspace over the

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Super Squadron Competition: Marines battle for ultimate bragging rights

[YUMA, ARIZONA] – What’s a better way to start the new year than some friendly competition? The Single Marine Program (SMP) partnered up with various units stationed on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, to host the annual Super Squadron competition, Jan. 26, 2024.

Bucks and Does: Saving the Sonoran Pronghorn for over two decades

YUMA, ARIZONA – In a collaborative effort to maintain the health, safety and security of the Sonoran Pronghorn, a number of federal animal organizations conducted their annual capture and release of the Sonoran Pronghorn at the Kofa Wildlife Refuge near Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 19, 2023.

ON THE WORST DAYS, WE’RE AT OUR BEST

YUMA, AZ [Dec 21, 2023]- Practice how you play. It’s not every day that you see an aircraft fire, which is why Marines with Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) stationed at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, unwrapped their Mobile Aircraft Fire Training Device (MAFTD) just in time for the holidays.

MAG-13 suppresses enemy air defenses during exercise Steel Knight 23.2

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- F-35B Lightning II squadrons of Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, participated in a weeklong iteration of suppression of enemy air defense training over Southeast California, during exercise Steel Knight 23.2, Dec. 4-10, 2023.

MCI-West regional installation commanders recognize April as Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention Month

U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Jason Woodworth, the commanding general of Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, along with Col. Charles Dudik, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma; Col.Thomas Bedell, the commanding officer of MCAS Miramar; Col. Gregory Pace, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Logistic Base Barstow; and Col. David Moore, the commanding officer of MCAS Camp Pendleton, sign a proclamation recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. During the month of April, each installation will host a series of events to highlight various aspects of the sexual assault prevention and response program, as well as promoting the services and resources SAPR offices can provide to survivors of sexual assault.

MCAS Yuma's 246th Birthday Celebration

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Alison Keenan, the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma Adjutant, reads the traditional birthday message from the 13th Commandant of the Marine Corps, Gen. John A. Lejeune, during a ceremony celebrating the Marine Corps’ 246th birthday at MCAS Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 10, 2021.

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