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Archive: February, 2003

Mass casualty drill keeps rescue agencies quick on their heels

With sirens blaring and lights flashing, fire trucks and ambulances went speeding through the air station Feb. 4 during a mass casualty drill. The scenario, which drew assistance from agencies such as the Yuma Fire Department, the Rural Metro Fire Department, the Branch Medical Clinic, the Provost Marshals Office, Aircraft Recovery and

;Financial stability can be achieved,;;Assistance available at financial services

A very common cause of everyday stress can be problems with finances. Not having enough money to pay the car insurance bill, getting the cell phone cut off and not having the credit to get the car that's been screaming, "buy me" are all problems Marines can encounter when they are not financially prepared. For some, financial problems might seem

Business office puts customer service on ICE;New program to measure customer satisfaction with station services

The station business performance office has implemented and will monitor a new program that will measure the customer satisfaction levels of various station services. The BPO will implement the Interactive Customer Evaluation, a user-friendly system on the Internet developed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Quality Management Office, to

Racing, Corps in former Marine's blood

To take one look at Kurt Johnson, you'd swear he was an off-duty gunnery sergeant; his closely-shorn blond hair forming a style more "in regulation" than a lot of Marines on active duty. In actuality, Johnson is a Marine, but only in the sense of the phrase, "Once a Marine, always a Marine." Johnson was a crash fire rescue man in Yuma from 1988 to

Workers fortify Yuma rifle range for safety

Permanent marksmanship training unit personnel and Marines spending a week on the rifle range for mandatory training will be able to complete their mission in a safer environment. Swapping rusty tin and particleboard for concrete and bullet-resistant glass, the sound shed and the target sheds at the range training facility's known-distance rifle

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma