During the meritorious promotion of Sgt. Erika M. Cruz, the 2014 Marine Corps Installations West Marine of the Year, the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez, recognized all of Cruz’s accomplishments Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. From left to right, MCAS Yuma commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez; Sgt. Kenneth AponteCruz, a food service technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron; Sgt. Erika M. Cruz, the non-commissioned officer-in-charge at the military post office and the Marine Corps Installations West Marine of the Year; and Sgt. Maj. Colen B. Laarman, the sergeant major of MCAS Yuma. - During the meritorious promotion of Sgt. Erika M. Cruz, the 2014 Marine Corps Installations West Marine of the Year, the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez, recognized all of Cruz’s accomplishments Monday, Nov. 3, 2014. From left to right, MCAS Yuma commanding officer, Col. Ricardo Martinez; Sgt. Kenneth AponteCruz, a food service technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron; Sgt. Erika M. Cruz, the non-commissioned officer-in-charge at the military post office and the Marine Corps Installations West Marine of the Year; and Sgt. Maj. Colen B. Laarman, the sergeant major of MCAS Yuma.