Sgt. James Lyons, 25 from Steubenville, Ohio, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 avionics technician, performs preflight maintenance on an RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft before the squadron’s inaugural flight at Auxiliary Airfield 2 in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2010. During the flight, the squadron showcased the aircraft’s reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities with a live video feed from the Shadow’s onboard camera. The Yuma detachment of the Texas-based reserve squadron is the only operational component of the unit and is composed of mostly active duty Marines. The detachment, which began assembling at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., in June, has four Shadows and consists of approximately 40 Marines. - Sgt. James Lyons, 25 from Steubenville, Ohio, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 avionics technician, performs preflight maintenance on an RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft before the squadron’s inaugural flight at Auxiliary Airfield 2 in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2010. During the flight, the squadron showcased the aircraft’s reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities with a live video feed from the Shadow’s onboard camera. The Yuma detachment of the Texas-based reserve squadron is the only operational component of the unit and is composed of mostly active duty Marines. The detachment, which began assembling at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., in June, has four Shadows and consists of approximately 40 Marines.

Col. Mark A. Werth, station commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Terry D. Stanford, shake hands with players from the West Coast Regional Soccer Tournament at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 24, 2010. Two Yuma-based Marines were selected for All-Marine Soccer Team tryouts. - Col. Mark A. Werth, station commanding officer, and Sgt. Maj. Terry D. Stanford, shake hands with players from the West Coast Regional Soccer Tournament at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 24, 2010. Two Yuma-based Marines were selected for All-Marine Soccer Team tryouts.

Members of the station’s military police special response team move through the halls of the headquarters building during Exercise Desert Fire, Sept. 21, 2010. The exercise was designed to assess the station’s response to a workplace shooting. The team made its way through the building before coming into the contact with the shooter, who had taken several hostages in the building. - Members of the station’s military police special response team move through the halls of the headquarters building during Exercise Desert Fire, Sept. 21, 2010. The exercise was designed to assess the station’s response to a workplace shooting. The team made its way through the building before coming into the contact with the shooter, who had taken several hostages in the building.

Sgt. Sheriff Showunmi, Marine Attack Squadron 214 maintenance administration clerk, displays his noncommissioned officer of the quarter award from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Showunmi earned the NCO of the quarter title for the 3rd MAW and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. - Sgt. Sheriff Showunmi, Marine Attack Squadron 214 maintenance administration clerk, displays his noncommissioned officer of the quarter award from the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. Showunmi earned the NCO of the quarter title for the 3rd MAW and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.

Marines from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., and infantrymen from 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, wait to simulate an ambush on Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Aug. 19, 2010, at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center approximately 20 miles northwest of Bridgeport, Calif. At an average altitude of 6,764 feet above sea level, some mountains reach higher than 11,000 feet. Both battalions are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in April 2011. - Marines from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., and infantrymen from 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, wait to simulate an ambush on Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Aug. 19, 2010, at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center approximately 20 miles northwest of Bridgeport, Calif. At an average altitude of 6,764 feet above sea level, some mountains reach higher than 11,000 feet. Both battalions are scheduled to deploy to Afghanistan in April 2011.