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Capt. Kyle Ugone achieved the Guinness World Record holder for the most completed Lego sets in a private collection with an astonishing 1,091 sets. Ugone actually has 1,251 sets, but some did not count toward the record due to being reproductions or not having the original instructions.

Capt. Kyle Ugone achieved the Guinness World Record holder for the most completed Lego sets in a private collection with an astonishing 1,091 sets. Ugone actually has 1,251 sets, but some did not count toward the record due to being reproductions or not having the original instructions.

Photo by Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Col. Anton Nerad, outgoing Marine Aircraft Group 13 commanding officer, runs away as he is blasted with a fire hose by the station’s Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Department Marines on the flight line after his last harrier flight with MAG-13 May 4, 2011. Nerad relinquished MAG-13 command to Col. Michael Gough, former Marine Attack Squadron 311 commanding officer, on the station parade deck later that night. Nerad will go on to become the partnership information coordination chief in Iraq and will be responsible for the coordination of five national level joint partnership teams.

Col. Anton Nerad, outgoing Marine Aircraft Group 13 commanding officer, runs away as he is blasted with a fire hose by the station’s Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Department Marines on the flight line after his last harrier flight with MAG-13 May 4, 2011. Nerad relinquished MAG-13 command to Col. Michael Gough, former Marine Attack Squadron 311 commanding officer, on the station parade deck later that night. Nerad will go on to become the partnership information coordination chief in Iraq and will be responsible for the coordination of five national level joint partnership teams.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 Marines refurbish a static display of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft near the station’s main gate May 2, 2011. Ten MALS-13 Marines have been working on the display for approximately three weeks, to include panel replacement, debris removal and a fresh paint job. “I think we have a very tasking job,” said Sgt. Richard Snelling, MALS-13 power plant mechanic. “This thing was disgusting and we made it look good.” The Marine Corps received its first batch of Phantoms in 1962 at the former Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro, Calif. The last Phantom saw its end in 1992. “Being part of the restoration of one of the birds the Marine Corps has flown is a rare opportunity with a pretty good honor to it,” said Snelling. “These aircraft are the first things people see when they drive by here and the first thing that catches their eye. Being part of the restoration is probably something I won’t get to do again and something not a lot of people get to be a part of.”

Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 Marines refurbish a static display of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft near the station’s main gate May 2, 2011. Ten MALS-13 Marines have been working on the display for approximately three weeks, to include panel replacement, debris removal and a fresh paint job. “I think we have a very tasking job,” said Sgt. Richard Snelling, MALS-13 power plant mechanic. “This thing was disgusting and we made it look good.” The Marine Corps received its first batch of Phantoms in 1962 at the former Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro, Calif. The last Phantom saw its end in 1992. “Being part of the restoration of one of the birds the Marine Corps has flown is a rare opportunity with a pretty good honor to it,” said Snelling. “These aircraft are the first things people see when they drive by here and the first thing that catches their eye. Being part of the restoration is probably something I won’t get to do again and something not a lot of people get to be a part of.”

Photo by Pfc. Sean Dennison

Lance Cpl. Casey Daves, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 airframes mechanic, adds a fresh coat of paint to a static display of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft at the station's main gate May 2, 2011. Ten MALS-13 Marines have been working on the display for approximately three weeks, to include panel replacement, debris removal and a fresh paint job. “I think we have a very tasking job,” said Sgt. Richard Snelling, MALS-13 power plant mechanic. “This thing was disgusting and we made it look good.” The Marine Corps received its first batch of Phantoms in 1962 at the former Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro, Calif. The last Phantom saw its end in 1992. “Being part of the restoration of one of the birds the Marine Corps has flown is a rare opportunity with a pretty good honor to it,” said Snelling. “These aircraft are the first things people see when they drive by here and the first thing that catches their eye. Being part of the restoration is probably something I won’t get to do again and something not a lot of people get to be a part of.”

Lance Cpl. Casey Daves, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 airframes mechanic, adds a fresh coat of paint to a static display of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft at the station's main gate May 2, 2011. Ten MALS-13 Marines have been working on the display for approximately three weeks, to include panel replacement, debris removal and a fresh paint job. “I think we have a very tasking job,” said Sgt. Richard Snelling, MALS-13 power plant mechanic. “This thing was disgusting and we made it look good.” The Marine Corps received its first batch of Phantoms in 1962 at the former Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro, Calif. The last Phantom saw its end in 1992. “Being part of the restoration of one of the birds the Marine Corps has flown is a rare opportunity with a pretty good honor to it,” said Snelling. “These aircraft are the first things people see when they drive by here and the first thing that catches their eye. Being part of the restoration is probably something I won’t get to do again and something not a lot of people get to be a part of.”

Photo by Pfc. Sean Dennison

Gunnery Sgt. Scott Hubbard, criminal investigations division chief investigator, runs with a torch as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics along a barren, open desert section of Interstate 8, April 28, 2011. Marines from the provost marshal’s office took part in the annual event, running 15 miles to raise money for the Special Olympics.

Gunnery Sgt. Scott Hubbard, criminal investigations division chief investigator, runs with a torch as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics along a barren, open desert section of Interstate 8, April 28, 2011. Marines from the provost marshal’s office took part in the annual event, running 15 miles to raise money for the Special Olympics.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

King Wong poses next to machinery in the Marine Corps Air Station Auto Hobby Shop April 26, 2011. After 16 years as the shop's manager, Wong's auto hobby center was recognized as one of the best auto shops in the Corps before he retires July 15, 2011. "He has done a lot of innovative things at the hobby shop, far above what is expected of him. We really hate to see him go. The next guy has big shoes to fill," said David Rodriguez, station environmental director.

King Wong poses next to machinery in the Marine Corps Air Station Auto Hobby Shop April 26, 2011. After 16 years as the shop's manager, Wong's auto hobby center was recognized as one of the best auto shops in the Corps before he retires July 15, 2011. "He has done a lot of innovative things at the hobby shop, far above what is expected of him. We really hate to see him go. The next guy has big shoes to fill," said David Rodriguez, station environmental director.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso

Lance Cpl. Jerry Weatherford, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 data technician, examines the propeller of an RQ-7B Shadow at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in California, April 19, 2011. VMU-4 will spend nearly two weeks in the field in support of the current Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, marking the first time the newly formed squadron has participated in the class.

Lance Cpl. Jerry Weatherford, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 data technician, examines the propeller of an RQ-7B Shadow at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in California, April 19, 2011. VMU-4 will spend nearly two weeks in the field in support of the current Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, marking the first time the newly formed squadron has participated in the class.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Harry Johnson, original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilot, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Gary Roesti, Marine Aircraft Group 13 headquarters element commanding officer, during a dinner for the Black Sheep reunion hosted by the Marine Corps Aviation Association at the Sonoran Pueblo April 14, 2011. Johnson, Jim Hill and Ed Harper, all original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilots and three of the only five still remaining, attended the event. All served under Medal of Honor recipient and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Harry Johnson, original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilot, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Gary Roesti, Marine Aircraft Group 13 headquarters element commanding officer, during a dinner for the Black Sheep reunion hosted by the Marine Corps Aviation Association at the Sonoran Pueblo April 14, 2011. Johnson, Jim Hill and Ed Harper, all original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilots and three of the only five still remaining, attended the event. All served under Medal of Honor recipient and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Photo by Cpl. Graham J. Benson

Jim Hill, original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilot, stands in front of an F4U-Corsair, the model he flew during World War II, during a reunion at the squadron’s hangar April 14, 2011. VMA-214 hosted three of the remaining five original Black Sheep pilots, bringing the men together for the first time since 1994. All served under Medal of Honor winner and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Jim Hill, original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilot, stands in front of an F4U-Corsair, the model he flew during World War II, during a reunion at the squadron’s hangar April 14, 2011. VMA-214 hosted three of the remaining five original Black Sheep pilots, bringing the men together for the first time since 1994. All served under Medal of Honor winner and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Photo by Cpl. Graham J. Benson

Jim Hill, original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilot, examines the cockpit of an F4U-Corsair at the squadron’s hangar April 14, 2011, just as he did when he flew the aircraft almost 70 years ago in World War II. The Black Sheep hosted three out of five of their remaining founders for a reunion day and dinner, bringing them together for the first time since 1994. All served under Medal of Honor winner and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Jim Hill, original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilot, examines the cockpit of an F4U-Corsair at the squadron’s hangar April 14, 2011, just as he did when he flew the aircraft almost 70 years ago in World War II. The Black Sheep hosted three out of five of their remaining founders for a reunion day and dinner, bringing them together for the first time since 1994. All served under Medal of Honor winner and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Jim Hill, Ed Harper and Harry Johnson, all original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilots and three of the only five still remaining, catch up with each other before speaking with media in the squadron’s ready room April 14, 2011. All served under Medal of Honor recipient and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Jim Hill, Ed Harper and Harry Johnson, all original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilots and three of the only five still remaining, catch up with each other before speaking with media in the squadron’s ready room April 14, 2011. All served under Medal of Honor recipient and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Photo by Cpl. Graham J. Benson

Staff Sgt. Jose Bugarin, left, Marine Corps Community Services retail staff noncommissioned officer, hands Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Gill, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 corpsman, his purchases at the mobile post-exchange at Site 50 in the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona, April 12, 2011.

Staff Sgt. Jose Bugarin, left, Marine Corps Community Services retail staff noncommissioned officer, hands Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Gill, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 corpsman, his purchases at the mobile post-exchange at Site 50 in the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona, April 12, 2011.

Photo by Pfc. Sean Dennison

Sgt. Rodolfo Ayala, Yuma Dragons soccer coach, left, celebrates with his team after a victory at Rancho Viejo Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz., April 9, 2011. The team, which is comprised of both local children and those of Marines, has a record of 5-1 so far in its season, leading their league in total number of goals scored.

Sgt. Rodolfo Ayala, Yuma Dragons soccer coach, left, celebrates with his team after a victory at Rancho Viejo Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz., April 9, 2011. The team, which is comprised of both local children and those of Marines, has a record of 5-1 so far in its season, leading their league in total number of goals scored.

Photo by Pfc. Sean Dennison

Alec Bailey, soccer player for the Yuma Dragons, kicks the ball downfield during an April 9, 2011, game at Rancho Viejo Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz. Bailey and his teammates are coached by Sgt. Rodolfo Ayala, Combat Logistics Company 16 utility chief, who has been part of the All-Marine men's soccer team two years in a row.

Alec Bailey, soccer player for the Yuma Dragons, kicks the ball downfield during an April 9, 2011, game at Rancho Viejo Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz. Bailey and his teammates are coached by Sgt. Rodolfo Ayala, Combat Logistics Company 16 utility chief, who has been part of the All-Marine men's soccer team two years in a row.

Photo by Pfc. Sean Dennison

Videographer Paul Stewart of Wild Horizons, a wildlife film production company, looks through the viewfinder of a high speed camera while capturing images of the fringe-toed lizard on the Barry M. Goldwater Range April 7, 2011. Stewart, along with assistant producer Alicia Decina and Arizona Game and Fish Department biologist Randy Babb spent a week filming reptiles on the range for part of the upcoming Discovery Channel documentary Wild Planet: North America. The only free-blowing dune complex in the state of Arizona is located on the Goldwater range, making it an ideal location for the shoot.

Videographer Paul Stewart of Wild Horizons, a wildlife film production company, looks through the viewfinder of a high speed camera while capturing images of the fringe-toed lizard on the Barry M. Goldwater Range April 7, 2011. Stewart, along with assistant producer Alicia Decina and Arizona Game and Fish Department biologist Randy Babb spent a week filming reptiles on the range for part of the upcoming Discovery Channel documentary Wild Planet: North America. The only free-blowing dune complex in the state of Arizona is located on the Goldwater range, making it an ideal location for the shoot.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

A fringe-toed lizard pauses on a Barry M. Goldwater Range sand dune during a video shoot with Wild Horizons April 7, 2011. A Wild Horizons video crew and Arizona Game and Fish Department biologist spent a week filming on the range for part of the upcoming Discovery Channel documentary Wild Planet: North America. The lizard was featured for its unique specializations to live in the harsh environments of the blowing sand dunes.

A fringe-toed lizard pauses on a Barry M. Goldwater Range sand dune during a video shoot with Wild Horizons April 7, 2011. A Wild Horizons video crew and Arizona Game and Fish Department biologist spent a week filming on the range for part of the upcoming Discovery Channel documentary Wild Planet: North America. The lizard was featured for its unique specializations to live in the harsh environments of the blowing sand dunes.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Yuma Marines unload off of an MV-22 Osprey for a troop insertion movement during a Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., March 26, 2011. The MAGTF demo was the main event at the 49th annual Yuma Air Show. The event allowed spectators a glimpse of how the aviation combat element of a MAGTF works.

Yuma Marines unload off of an MV-22 Osprey for a troop insertion movement during a Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., March 26, 2011. The MAGTF demo was the main event at the 49th annual Yuma Air Show. The event allowed spectators a glimpse of how the aviation combat element of a MAGTF works.

Photo by Pfc. Sean Dennison

Lance Cpl. Carl Swamguarim, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 ordnance technician, shows civilians the barrel of an AH-1W SuperCobra’s gattling gun on the flight line of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during the 49th annual Yuma Air Show, March 26, 2011.

Lance Cpl. Carl Swamguarim, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 ordnance technician, shows civilians the barrel of an AH-1W SuperCobra’s gattling gun on the flight line of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during the 49th annual Yuma Air Show, March 26, 2011.

Photo by Pfc. Sean Dennison

An air show spectator waves at a passing B-17 Flying Fortress on the flight line of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during the 49th Yuma Air Show, March 26, 2011. The event attracted more than 40,000 visitors and showcased more than 30 aircraft with static displays from both military units and civilians.

An air show spectator waves at a passing B-17 Flying Fortress on the flight line of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during the 49th Yuma Air Show, March 26, 2011. The event attracted more than 40,000 visitors and showcased more than 30 aircraft with static displays from both military units and civilians.

Photo by Pfc. Sean Dennison

Drummers with the Cibola High School band perform on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during the 49th annual Yuma Air Show, March 26, 2011. The event is the fruit of combined efforts from station personnel, civilians, visiting units from other services, veterans and the participation of the audience. “It’s the local community that really puts on the air show,” said David Koopman, the station’s Marine Corps Community Services director.

Drummers with the Cibola High School band perform on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during the 49th annual Yuma Air Show, March 26, 2011. The event is the fruit of combined efforts from station personnel, civilians, visiting units from other services, veterans and the participation of the audience. “It’s the local community that really puts on the air show,” said David Koopman, the station’s Marine Corps Community Services director.

Photo by Pfc. Sean Dennison

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma