Marjor General Mark R. Wise, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, visited Marine Corps Air Station Yuma to personally thank the station's Search and Rescue (SAR) team for their exceptional performance each day. SAR's mission is to provide support for military flight operations within a 100 nautical miles radius of the station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Gabriel Adibe) - Major General Mark R. Wise, the commanding general of 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, visited Marine Corps Air Station Yuma to personally thank the stations Search and Rescue (SAR) team for their exceptional performance each day. SAR's mission is to provide support for military flight operations within a 100 nautical mile radius of the station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Captain Gabriel Adibe)

The Commanding Officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122), Lt. Col. John P. Price, conducts a pre-flight check of aircraft in preperation of VMFA-122's first flight operations in an F-35B Lightning II on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz., March 29, 2018. VMFA-122 is conducting the flight operations for the first time as an F-35 squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison Lotz) - The Commanding Officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122), Lt. Col. John P. Price, conducts a pre-flight check of aircraft in preperation of VMFA-122's first flight operations in an F-35B Lightning II on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz., March 29, 2018. VMFA-122 is conducting the flight operations for the first time as an F-35 squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison Lotz)