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Yuma-based Master Sgt. James “King Pin” Bloomer, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 AIRspeed chief, finished first in the Marine Corps’ All-Marine bowling competition in early December 2009 securing one of four spots on the All-Marine team. Bloomer won the competition, held in Fort Bliss, Texas, after being down 129 pins entering the final day of the three-day event. Bloomer used his 15 years of competitive bowling experience to help the All-Marine team improve its performance in the All-Armed Forces tournament. - Yuma-based Master Sgt. James “King Pin” Bloomer, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 AIRspeed chief, finished first in the Marine Corps’ All-Marine bowling competition in early December 2009 securing one of four spots on the All-Marine team. Bloomer won the competition, held in Fort Bliss, Texas, after being down 129 pins entering the final day of the three-day event. Bloomer used his 15 years of competitive bowling experience to help the All-Marine team improve its performance in the All-Armed Forces tournament.

Cpl. Michael Wilkinson, ordnance technician with Marine Attack Squadron 211, ensures Mark 82 bombs are properly secured on one of the squadron’s AV-8B Harriers at the Yuma Proving Ground Dec. 9, 2009. The squadron prepared for future deployments by using the airfield to simulate a forward operating base’s airstrip, to reloads live ordnance on the aircraft while it is still running. “It was a good exercise to bring the ordnance shop in as a team, rather than individuals,” said Wilkinson. The squadron is based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. - Cpl. Michael Wilkinson, ordnance technician with Marine Attack Squadron 211, ensures Mark 82 bombs are properly secured on one of the squadron’s AV-8B Harriers at the Yuma Proving Ground Dec. 9, 2009. The squadron prepared for future deployments by using the airfield to simulate a forward operating base’s airstrip, to reloads live ordnance on the aircraft while it is still running. “It was a good exercise to bring the ordnance shop in as a team, rather than individuals,” said Wilkinson. The squadron is based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz.

A team of students from the FBI’s Large Vehicle Post-Blast Investigation Course pass the wreckage of a vehicle that caught fire after two large improvised explosive devices detonated on the Barry M. Goldwater Range’s Yodaville complex Dec. 16, 2009. The team wore mission-oriented protective posture gear in response to a simulated chemical attack. The students investigated the scene of the explosions to determine the vehicles involved, the type of explosives used and, ultimately, bring the culprits to justice. The weeklong, multiagency course is taught by FBI Special Agent Bomb Technician Kevin Miles, and is the only course of its type in the world. This was the first time the course was set in an urban environment, providing students with the most realistic training to date. - A team of students from the FBI’s Large Vehicle Post-Blast Investigation Course pass the wreckage of a vehicle that caught fire after two large improvised explosive devices detonated on the Barry M. Goldwater Range’s Yodaville complex Dec. 16, 2009. The team wore mission-oriented protective posture gear in response to a simulated chemical attack. The students investigated the scene of the explosions to determine the vehicles involved, the type of explosives used and, ultimately, bring the culprits to justice. The weeklong, multiagency course is taught by FBI Special Agent Bomb Technician Kevin Miles, and is the only course of its type in the world. This was the first time the course was set in an urban environment, providing students with the most realistic training to date.