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U.S. Marine Corps Col. Charles E. Dudik, left, deputy commander, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Col. Jared K. Stone, center, outgoing commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, and Col. David J. Bennett, right, incoming commanding officer, MCAS Yuma, render a salute during pass in review at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, July 17, 2026. The change of command ceremony formally recognizes the transfer of authority and responsibility from Col. Jared K. Stone to Col. David J. Bennett. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah E. Foster)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Charles E. Dudik, left, deputy commander, Marine Corps Installations West, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Col. Jared K. Stone, center, outgoing commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, and Col. David J. Bennett, right, incoming commanding officer, MCAS Yuma, render a salute during pass in review at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, July 17, 2026. The change of command ceremony formally recognizes the transfer of authority and responsibility from Col. Jared K. Stone to Col. David J. Bennett. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah E. Foster)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Foster

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David J. Bennett, left, incoming commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, receives the colors from Col. Jared K. Stone, outgoing commanding officer, MCAS Yuma, during the MCAS Yuma change of command ceremony at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, July 17, 2026. The change of command ceremony formally recognizes the transfer of authority and responsibility from Col. Jared K. Stone to Col. David J. Bennett. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah E. Foster)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. David J. Bennett, left, incoming commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, receives the colors from Col. Jared K. Stone, outgoing commanding officer, MCAS Yuma, during the MCAS Yuma change of command ceremony at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, July 17, 2026. The change of command ceremony formally recognizes the transfer of authority and responsibility from Col. Jared K. Stone to Col. David J. Bennett. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah E. Foster)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sarah Foster

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Photo by LCpl Serrano

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1, conducts simulated rooftop inserts at Deuce Village in the Berry M. Goldwater Ranges, Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 21, 2025. This exercise showcased Marine Corps Air Station Yuma’s capabilities to facilitate complex aerial training in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano)

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1, conducts simulated rooftop inserts at Deuce Village in the Berry M. Goldwater Ranges, Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 21, 2025. This exercise showcased Marine Corps Air Station Yuma’s capabilities to facilitate complex aerial training in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1, conducts simulated rooftop inserts at Deuce Village in the Berry M. Goldwater Ranges, Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 21, 2025. This exercise showcased Marine Corps Air Station Yuma’s capabilities to facilitate complex aerial training in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano)

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1, conducts simulated rooftop inserts at Deuce Village in the Berry M. Goldwater Ranges, Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 21, 2025. This exercise showcased Marine Corps Air Station Yuma’s capabilities to facilitate complex aerial training in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1, conducts simulated rooftop inserts at Deuce Village in the Berry M. Goldwater Ranges, Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 21, 2025. This exercise showcased Marine Corps Air Station Yuma’s capabilities to facilitate complex aerial training in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano)

A U.S. Marine UH-1Y Venom helicopter assigned to Marine Operational Test & Evaluation Squadron 1, conducts simulated rooftop inserts at Deuce Village in the Berry M. Goldwater Ranges, Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 21, 2025. This exercise showcased Marine Corps Air Station Yuma’s capabilities to facilitate complex aerial training in an urban environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano

Charlotte McMurdie, emergency dispatcher, Provost Marshall’s Office, poses for a photo in her office at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 28, 2025. Emergency dispatchers are responsible for receiving, processing, and prioritizing emergency calls, dispatching the necessary emergency services, and providing pre-arrival instructions to callers.

Charlotte McMurdie, emergency dispatcher, Provost Marshall’s Office, poses for a photo in her office at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 28, 2025. Emergency dispatchers are responsible for receiving, processing, and prioritizing emergency calls, dispatching the necessary emergency services, and providing pre-arrival instructions to callers.

Photo by Cpl. Jon Stone

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alex Soja, air traffic control radar technician, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, demonstrates a daily routine check at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, March 7, 2025. Routine checks are performed on this system to ensure the Precision Approach Radar (PAR) is fully operationally before the tower assumes control of the MCAS Yuma airfield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alex Soja, air traffic control radar technician, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona, demonstrates a daily routine check at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, March 7, 2025. Routine checks are performed on this system to ensure the Precision Approach Radar (PAR) is fully operationally before the tower assumes control of the MCAS Yuma airfield. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

Photo by Cpl. Jade Venegas

U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma Arizona March 12, 2025. The pilots and crew were commended for their heroic efforts, demonstrating Marines capability to react to practical situations, the crew identified an injured motorcyclist while on a flight and provided medical evacuation back to MCAS Yuma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Radosti)

U.S. Marines with Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 pose for a photo at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma Arizona March 12, 2025. The pilots and crew were commended for their heroic efforts, demonstrating Marines capability to react to practical situations, the crew identified an injured motorcyclist while on a flight and provided medical evacuation back to MCAS Yuma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Radosti)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christian Radosti

U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma pose for a photo after an award ceremony for retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, MCAS Yuma air traffic control, at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. Danque received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for everything he had accomplished with the El Centro expansion project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S. Marines stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma pose for a photo after an award ceremony for retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, MCAS Yuma air traffic control, at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. Danque received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for everything he had accomplished with the El Centro expansion project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma air traffic control, is congratulated after receiving the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for everything he has accomplished with the El Centro expansion project, at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. The project's primary aim was to establish a reliable and efficient use of the acquired airspace over the Chocolate Mountains and the Salton Sea with the intent to control it under one central location of MCAS Yuma, this is beneficial for safety and military training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma air traffic control, is congratulated after receiving the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for everything he has accomplished with the El Centro expansion project, at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. The project's primary aim was to establish a reliable and efficient use of the acquired airspace over the Chocolate Mountains and the Salton Sea with the intent to control it under one central location of MCAS Yuma, this is beneficial for safety and military training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma air traffic control, is congratulated after receiving the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for everything he has accomplished with the El Centro expansion project, at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. The project's primary aim was to establish a reliable and efficient use of the acquired airspace over the Chocolate Mountains and the Salton Sea with the intent to control it under one central location of MCAS Yuma, this is beneficial for safety and military training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma air traffic control, is congratulated after receiving the Meritorious Civilian Service Award for everything he has accomplished with the El Centro expansion project, at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. The project's primary aim was to establish a reliable and efficient use of the acquired airspace over the Chocolate Mountains and the Salton Sea with the intent to control it under one central location of MCAS Yuma, this is beneficial for safety and military training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jared K. Stone, right, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, listens to retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, MCAS Yuma air traffic control, speak after receiving the Meritorious Civilian Service Award (MCSA) at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. Danque received the MCSA for everything he had accomplished with the El Centro expansion project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jared K. Stone, right, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, listens to retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, MCAS Yuma air traffic control, speak after receiving the Meritorious Civilian Service Award (MCSA) at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. Danque received the MCSA for everything he had accomplished with the El Centro expansion project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jared K. Stone, left, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, awards retired Master U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, MCAS Yuma air traffic control, the Meritorious Civilian Service Award (MCSA) at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. Danque received the MCSA for everything he had accomplished with the El Centro expansion project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jared K. Stone, left, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, awards retired Master U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, MCAS Yuma air traffic control, the Meritorious Civilian Service Award (MCSA) at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. Danque received the MCSA for everything he had accomplished with the El Centro expansion project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jared K. Stone, right, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, and retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, MCAS Yuma air traffic control, pose for a photo after Danque received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award (MCSA) at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. Danque received the MCSA for everything he had accomplished with the El Centro expansion project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jared K. Stone, right, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, and retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Matthew Danque, training and standardization officer, MCAS Yuma air traffic control, pose for a photo after Danque received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award (MCSA) at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 15, 2024. Danque received the MCSA for everything he had accomplished with the El Centro expansion project. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Frazer, pilot, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 502 (VMFA-502), rehearses in an F-35B Lightning II for the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma Airshow at the installation, Arizona, March 10, 2023. The rehearsal featured performances and educational displays of military aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Frazer, pilot, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 502 (VMFA-502), rehearses in an F-35B Lightning II for the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma Airshow at the installation, Arizona, March 10, 2023. The rehearsal featured performances and educational displays of military aircraft. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gideon Schippers

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly in formation during Fifth Generation Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 8, 2023. Fifth Generation Friday is a standardized monthly group-level training exercise that provides MAG-13 F-35 pilots with real-world exposure to fighting a peer adversarial platform. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II’s with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 122, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, fly in formation during Fifth Generation Friday at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 8, 2023. Fifth Generation Friday is a standardized monthly group-level training exercise that provides MAG-13 F-35 pilots with real-world exposure to fighting a peer adversarial platform. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

Photo by Cpl Jade K. Venegas

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off during suppression of enemy air defense training in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 7, 2023. SEAD training increases the ability of fifth-generation fighter pilots to enter the fight first, strike targets deep within an enemy air defense system, and enable follow on strikes by supporting weapons platforms. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, takes off during suppression of enemy air defense training in support of Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 7, 2023. SEAD training increases the ability of fifth-generation fighter pilots to enter the fight first, strike targets deep within an enemy air defense system, and enable follow on strikes by supporting weapons platforms. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Andrew Bonell, an F-35B Lightning II pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preflight checks on an F-35B Lightning II aircraft before suppression of enemy air defense training during Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 5, 2023. SEAD training increases the ability of fifth-generation fighter pilots to enter the fight first, strike targets deep within an enemy air defense system, and enable follow on strikes by supporting weapons platforms. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Andrew Bonell, an F-35B Lightning II pilot with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 214, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conducts preflight checks on an F-35B Lightning II aircraft before suppression of enemy air defense training during Exercise Steel Knight 23.2 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 5, 2023. SEAD training increases the ability of fifth-generation fighter pilots to enter the fight first, strike targets deep within an enemy air defense system, and enable follow on strikes by supporting weapons platforms. Steel Knight 23.2 is a three-phase exercise designed to train I Marine Expeditionary Force in the planning, deployment and command and control of a joint force against a peer or near-peer adversary combat force and enhance existing live-fire and maneuver capabilities of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jade K. Venegas)

Photo by Cpl. Jade Venegas

U.S. Marines from various units stationed on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, participate in physical training during a Martial Arts Instructor course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 21, 2023. This three week course consisted of many hours of physical training, hand-to-hand combat, grappling, weapons sparring training and memorizing the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program syllabus with the intent to certify Marines to instruct and monitor the various belts levels within the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

U.S. Marines from various units stationed on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, participate in physical training during a Martial Arts Instructor course at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Dec. 21, 2023. This three week course consisted of many hours of physical training, hand-to-hand combat, grappling, weapons sparring training and memorizing the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program syllabus with the intent to certify Marines to instruct and monitor the various belts levels within the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Elizabeth Gallagher