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Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, board CH-46E Sea Knights at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 10, 2009. The aircraft's crew flew the Marines approximately 70 miles eastward into the Barry M. Goldwater Range and fired on simulated enemy automobiles before reaching a landing zone where the battalion Marines disembarked and rapidly established a security perimeter while the aircraft flew off. The battalion is based at Twentynine Palms, Calif., and scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Okinawa, Japan in early 2010.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, board CH-46E Sea Knights at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 10, 2009. The aircraft's crew flew the Marines approximately 70 miles eastward into the Barry M. Goldwater Range and fired on simulated enemy automobiles before reaching a landing zone where the battalion Marines disembarked and rapidly established a security perimeter while the aircraft flew off. The battalion is based at Twentynine Palms, Calif., and scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit based in Okinawa, Japan in early 2010.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Staff Sgt. Harold Young, platoon sergeant with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, watches his Marines exit an MV-22 Osprey on the flight line of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., on Oct. 10, 2009, following a helicopter raid exercise. For most of the Marines including Young, the ride on the Corps' tilt-rotor aircraft was a first. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, Calif., is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids.

Staff Sgt. Harold Young, platoon sergeant with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, watches his Marines exit an MV-22 Osprey on the flight line of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., on Oct. 10, 2009, following a helicopter raid exercise. For most of the Marines including Young, the ride on the Corps' tilt-rotor aircraft was a first. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, Calif., is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, run into the back of an MV-22 Osprey outside of an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. The company's 1st Platoon flew from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz, to Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to raid a town and capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids.

Members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, run into the back of an MV-22 Osprey outside of an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. The company's 1st Platoon flew from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz, to Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to raid a town and capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

An MV-22 Osprey approaches an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009, in order to pick up the Marines it dropped off less than an hour earlier. For the New River, N.C.-based Osprey pilots and crew, the helo raid was part of their training for the Weapons and Tactics Instructors course taught by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz.

An MV-22 Osprey approaches an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009, in order to pick up the Marines it dropped off less than an hour earlier. For the New River, N.C.-based Osprey pilots and crew, the helo raid was part of their training for the Weapons and Tactics Instructors course taught by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Gunnery Sgt. Jomoore K. Toney, company gunnery sergeant for E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stops Lance Cpl. Matt P. Owens, rifleman and radio operator, to remind him of some basic urban warfare tactics during a raid exercise in a mock town at Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. The company's 1st Platoon flew from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz, to Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to raid a town and capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Toney, 34, is a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Owens, 19, is a native of Bismark, Ill.

Gunnery Sgt. Jomoore K. Toney, company gunnery sergeant for E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, stops Lance Cpl. Matt P. Owens, rifleman and radio operator, to remind him of some basic urban warfare tactics during a raid exercise in a mock town at Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. The company's 1st Platoon flew from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz, to Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to raid a town and capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Toney, 34, is a native of Corpus Christi, Texas, and Owens, 19, is a native of Bismark, Ill.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Lance Cpl. Matt P. Owens, rifleman and radio operator, watches for snipers in an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. The company's 1st Platoon flew from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz, to Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to raid a town and capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Owens, 19, is a native of Bismark, Ill.

Lance Cpl. Matt P. Owens, rifleman and radio operator, watches for snipers in an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. The company's 1st Platoon flew from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz, to Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to raid a town and capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Owens, 19, is a native of Bismark, Ill.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Lance Cpl. Michael R. Gravitt, rifle team leader, along with other members of with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, keep watch on the doors and windows of a building they just cleared in an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. The company's 1st Platoon flew from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz, to Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to raid a town and capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Gravitt, 20, is a native of Moline, Ill.

Lance Cpl. Michael R. Gravitt, rifle team leader, along with other members of with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, keep watch on the doors and windows of a building they just cleared in an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. The company's 1st Platoon flew from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz, to Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to raid a town and capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Gravitt, 20, is a native of Moline, Ill.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Marines with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, storm from the back of an MV-22 Osprey into a disorienting cloud of sand kicked up by powerful rotor wash on the outskirts of an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids.

Marines with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, storm from the back of an MV-22 Osprey into a disorienting cloud of sand kicked up by powerful rotor wash on the outskirts of an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Cpl. Corey C. Haeuplte, squad leader with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, shouts commands to his squad moments after landing on the outskirts of an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. Loading on to MV-22 Osprey aircraft at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz, the company's 1st Platoon flew to Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Haeuplte, 23, is a native of Smyrna, Tenn.

Cpl. Corey C. Haeuplte, squad leader with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, shouts commands to his squad moments after landing on the outskirts of an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 10, 2009. Loading on to MV-22 Osprey aircraft at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz, the company's 1st Platoon flew to Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Haeuplte, 23, is a native of Smyrna, Tenn.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Lance Cpl. Michael R. Gravitt, rifle team leader with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, looks out the window of an MV-22 Osprey after taking off from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., on Oct. 10, 2009. The company's 1st Platoon flew to an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Gravitt, 20, is a native of Moline, Ill.

Lance Cpl. Michael R. Gravitt, rifle team leader with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, looks out the window of an MV-22 Osprey after taking off from the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., on Oct. 10, 2009. The company's 1st Platoon flew to an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Gravitt, 20, is a native of Moline, Ill.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, watch aircraft take off in the distance near the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., before a helicopter raid training exercise Oct. 10, 2009. The Marines routinely tuck their blouses into their trousers during helicopter missions to keep the loose material from hanging out. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, Calif., is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids.

Members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, watch aircraft take off in the distance near the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., before a helicopter raid training exercise Oct. 10, 2009. The Marines routinely tuck their blouses into their trousers during helicopter missions to keep the loose material from hanging out. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, Calif., is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Staff Sgt. Nicholas L. McCulloch, MV-22 Osprey crew chief, teaches members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, how to load and exit the Osprey on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., before a helicopter raid training exercise Oct. 10, 2009. For most of the Marines, the ride on the Corps' tilt-rotor aircraft was a first. Due to the Osprey's speed compared to the Corps' other cargo helicopters, the Marines flew to an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., approximately 150 miles away, in only 30-minutes. McCulloch, a 25-year-old native of Reno, Nev., is a member of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, based in New River, N.C.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas L. McCulloch, MV-22 Osprey crew chief, teaches members of E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, how to load and exit the Osprey on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., before a helicopter raid training exercise Oct. 10, 2009. For most of the Marines, the ride on the Corps' tilt-rotor aircraft was a first. Due to the Osprey's speed compared to the Corps' other cargo helicopters, the Marines flew to an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., approximately 150 miles away, in only 30-minutes. McCulloch, a 25-year-old native of Reno, Nev., is a member of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261, based in New River, N.C.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Attendees at the endurance flight anniversary breakfast observe the historic plane, the City of Yuma, as well as an AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron 211, Oct. 10, 2009, at the Yuma International Airport in Yuma, Ariz., during the 60th anniversary of the plane's record-breaking, 47-day nonstop flight. Woody Jongeward, one of the two City of Yuma endurance flight pilots, attended the anniversary breakfast as the guest of honor. The flight took place in 1949, several years after the Army closed its air base on the land that became the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz.

Attendees at the endurance flight anniversary breakfast observe the historic plane, the City of Yuma, as well as an AV-8B Harrier from Marine Attack Squadron 211, Oct. 10, 2009, at the Yuma International Airport in Yuma, Ariz., during the 60th anniversary of the plane's record-breaking, 47-day nonstop flight. Woody Jongeward, one of the two City of Yuma endurance flight pilots, attended the anniversary breakfast as the guest of honor. The flight took place in 1949, several years after the Army closed its air base on the land that became the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Cpl. Aaron Klopf, left, and Lance Cpl. Caleb Copper, air traffic control radar controllers, watch as the historic plane, the City of Yuma, is unloaded into the Lux Air hangar Oct. 10, 2009, at the Yuma International Ariport in Yuma, Ariz., for the 60th anniversary of the plane's record-breaking, 47-day nonstop flight. Woody Jongeward, one of the two City of Yuma endurance flight pilots, attended the anniversary breakfast as the guest of honor. The flight took place in 1949, several years after the Army closed its air base on the land that became the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz.

Cpl. Aaron Klopf, left, and Lance Cpl. Caleb Copper, air traffic control radar controllers, watch as the historic plane, the City of Yuma, is unloaded into the Lux Air hangar Oct. 10, 2009, at the Yuma International Ariport in Yuma, Ariz., for the 60th anniversary of the plane's record-breaking, 47-day nonstop flight. Woody Jongeward, one of the two City of Yuma endurance flight pilots, attended the anniversary breakfast as the guest of honor. The flight took place in 1949, several years after the Army closed its air base on the land that became the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Using a simple model of the town they are assaulting, Marines with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, review their upcoming mission near the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., before a helicopter raid training exercise Oct. 10, 2009. Loading on to MV-22 Osprey aircraft in Yuma, the company's 1st Platoon flew to an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids.

Using a simple model of the town they are assaulting, Marines with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, review their upcoming mission near the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., before a helicopter raid training exercise Oct. 10, 2009. Loading on to MV-22 Osprey aircraft in Yuma, the company's 1st Platoon flew to an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Cpl. Corey C. Haeuplte, squad leader with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, briefs one of his rifle team leaders Cpl. Joshua Diaz near the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., before a helicopter raid training exercise Oct. 10, 2009. Loading on to MV-22 Osprey aircraft in Yuma, the company's 1st Platoon flew to an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Haeuplte, 23, is a native of Smyrna, Tenn., and Diaz, 21, is a native of Long Beach, Calif.

Cpl. Corey C. Haeuplte, squad leader with E Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, briefs one of his rifle team leaders Cpl. Joshua Diaz near the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., before a helicopter raid training exercise Oct. 10, 2009. Loading on to MV-22 Osprey aircraft in Yuma, the company's 1st Platoon flew to an urban training range in Twentynine Palms, Calif., in order to capture an insurgent leader, simulating a mission they could be called to perform during their next deployment. The battalion, based in Twentynine Palms, is scheduled to deploy with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit in early 2010, with E Company assigned to specialize in helicopter insertions and raids. Haeuplte, 23, is a native of Smyrna, Tenn., and Diaz, 21, is a native of Long Beach, Calif.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Priscilla Smith, Marine spouse, models a dress for the station’s second annual Operation Ball Gown giveaway at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 7, 2009. Marine Corps Family Team Building coordinated the event, which is aimed at easing the costs for the Marine Corps birthday ball. Nearly 300 of the event’s 700 dresses were given away to military spouses and dates for the ball, while the remaining dresses were donated to several local charities, including the Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society and the Hospice of Yuma.

Priscilla Smith, Marine spouse, models a dress for the station’s second annual Operation Ball Gown giveaway at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 7, 2009. Marine Corps Family Team Building coordinated the event, which is aimed at easing the costs for the Marine Corps birthday ball. Nearly 300 of the event’s 700 dresses were given away to military spouses and dates for the ball, while the remaining dresses were donated to several local charities, including the Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society and the Hospice of Yuma.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Sam Press, left, and Stacy Press hold signs welcoming home Cpl. Benjamin Press at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2009. Press returned with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371's last group of approximately 150 Marines after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand Province. MWSS-371 transferred control of aviation support for Marine Aircraft Group 40 to MWSS-372 from Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2009. During the deployment, MWSS-371 built the largest expanse of aluminum matting in a combat zone, which was more than 2.2 million square feet. "I can't express how proud I am of these Marines," said Sgt. Maj. John Scott, MWSS-371's sergeant major, who also returned with the last group. "They didn't meet expectations, they exceeded them. It was an incredible deployment."

Sam Press, left, and Stacy Press hold signs welcoming home Cpl. Benjamin Press at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2009. Press returned with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371's last group of approximately 150 Marines after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand Province. MWSS-371 transferred control of aviation support for Marine Aircraft Group 40 to MWSS-372 from Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2009. During the deployment, MWSS-371 built the largest expanse of aluminum matting in a combat zone, which was more than 2.2 million square feet. "I can't express how proud I am of these Marines," said Sgt. Maj. John Scott, MWSS-371's sergeant major, who also returned with the last group. "They didn't meet expectations, they exceeded them. It was an incredible deployment."

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Friends and family of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 members hold signs welcoming them home at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2009. MWSS-371's last group of approximately 150 Marines returned after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand Province. MWSS-371 transferred control of aviation support for Marine Aircraft Group 40 to MWSS-372 from Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2009. During the deployment, MWSS-371 built the largest expanse of aluminum matting in a combat zone, which was more than 2.2 million square feet. "I can't express how proud I am of these Marines," said Sgt. Maj. John Scott, MWSS-371's sergeant major, who also returned with the last group. "They didn't meet expectations, they exceeded them. It was an incredible deployment."

Friends and family of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 members hold signs welcoming them home at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2009. MWSS-371's last group of approximately 150 Marines returned after a seven-month deployment to Afghanistan's Helmand Province. MWSS-371 transferred control of aviation support for Marine Aircraft Group 40 to MWSS-372 from Camp Pendleton, Calif., Sept. 28, 2009. During the deployment, MWSS-371 built the largest expanse of aluminum matting in a combat zone, which was more than 2.2 million square feet. "I can't express how proud I am of these Marines," said Sgt. Maj. John Scott, MWSS-371's sergeant major, who also returned with the last group. "They didn't meet expectations, they exceeded them. It was an incredible deployment."

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

An F/A-18 Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 from Beaufort, S.C., practices an emergency landing in order to test arresting gear on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2009. Emergency aircraft recovery Marines recently repaired the plane-stopping arresting gear on the flight line in July, and this was the first opportunity they had to test it. The gear is used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft in an emergency, stopping it within 900 feet.

An F/A-18 Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 from Beaufort, S.C., practices an emergency landing in order to test arresting gear on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2009. Emergency aircraft recovery Marines recently repaired the plane-stopping arresting gear on the flight line in July, and this was the first opportunity they had to test it. The gear is used to rapidly decelerate an aircraft in an emergency, stopping it within 900 feet.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma