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Archive: April, 2010

Yuma air station bans trendy new drugs from base for Marines, civilians alike April 8, 2010 — A new station order signed March 19, 2010, closed a loophole formed by a Marine Forces Pacific order which banned Spice and Salvia Divinorum for service members but not civilians. Station Order 5355.1 lists the substances as contraband, banning them from station grounds and outlining punishments for Marines and civilians caught with them.Before the MORE

New program allows some Marines early discharge April 8, 2010 — The Marine Corps recently announced the guidelines for a new program intended to reduce the Corps’ budget and manpower surplus by offering an earlier out for some Marines.The voluntary early release program currently applies to Marines with end of active service dates between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2010, and offers to end their service up to 90 days MORE

Yuma's MWSS-371 clears remote desert airfield April 8, 2010 — Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 recently finished clearing 36,000 square feet of the overgrown Auxiliary Airfield 6 to prepare for the current Weapons and Tactics Instructor course.The 14-Marine team, using heavy machinery, cleared plant life and debris from the expeditionary runway, located on the Barry M. Goldwater Range, approximately 7 miles MORE

Corps' top leaders visit Yuma April 1, 2010 — The Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James Conway and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Carlton Kent, hosted a town hall meeting March 26, 2010, during their current West Coast tour of Marine Corps installations.Conway spoke to a capacity crowd at the station chapel to discuss current topics in the Marine Corps and take questions from station MORE

Solar panels reduce Yuma air station energy use April 1, 2010 — A new solar array with nearly 200 panels began generating renewable energy on top of a building here March 12, 2010, helping to reduce the air station’s energy consumption and meet goals set forth by the federal government.The project was also the first solar energy project completed in the Marine Corps with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act MORE

Air show's variety draws crowds to Yuma April 1, 2010 — The air station held its 48th annual air show March 27, 2010, drawing approximately 20,000 visitors from across the country, including the commandant and sergeant major of the Marine Corps.Though no world records were broken, this marked the first air show in 13 years to feature a jet demonstration team and proved to be busier than previous years, MORE