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Emergency aircraft recovery crew leader Sgt. William Seldon and crewman Lance Cpl. Josh Kidwell check the lubrication on one of four sets of arresting gear on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 8, 2009. The recovery crew repaired a set of gear that was out of operation for more than two years. The device uses a heavy steel cable and heavy nylon tapes to rapidly decelerate landing aircraft in an emergency, much like the arresting gear on an aircraft carrier.

Emergency aircraft recovery crew leader Sgt. William Seldon and crewman Lance Cpl. Josh Kidwell check the lubrication on one of four sets of arresting gear on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 8, 2009. The recovery crew repaired a set of gear that was out of operation for more than two years. The device uses a heavy steel cable and heavy nylon tapes to rapidly decelerate landing aircraft in an emergency, much like the arresting gear on an aircraft carrier.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Emergency aircraft recovery crewmen Lance Cpl. Josh Kidwell and Lance Cpl. Tony Eck tighten bolts on one of four sets of arresting gear on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 7, 2009. The recovery crew repaired gear that was out of operation for more than two years. The device uses a heavy steel cable and heavy nylon tapes to rapidly decelerate landing aircraft in an emergency, much like the arresting gear on an aircraft carrier.

Emergency aircraft recovery crewmen Lance Cpl. Josh Kidwell and Lance Cpl. Tony Eck tighten bolts on one of four sets of arresting gear on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 7, 2009. The recovery crew repaired gear that was out of operation for more than two years. The device uses a heavy steel cable and heavy nylon tapes to rapidly decelerate landing aircraft in an emergency, much like the arresting gear on an aircraft carrier.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Emergency aircraft recovery crewmen Lance Cpl. Josh Kidwell, left, Lance Cpl. Nick Gohl, Sgt. William Seldon and Lance Cpl. Tony Eck repair one of four sets of arresting gear on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 7, 2009. The recovery crew repaired a gear that was out of operation for more than two years. The device uses a heavy steel cable and heavy nylon tapes to rapidly decelerate landing aircraft in an emergency, much like the arresting gear on an aircraft carrier.

Emergency aircraft recovery crewmen Lance Cpl. Josh Kidwell, left, Lance Cpl. Nick Gohl, Sgt. William Seldon and Lance Cpl. Tony Eck repair one of four sets of arresting gear on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 7, 2009. The recovery crew repaired a gear that was out of operation for more than two years. The device uses a heavy steel cable and heavy nylon tapes to rapidly decelerate landing aircraft in an emergency, much like the arresting gear on an aircraft carrier.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Sgt. Maj. Leonard Maldonado, left, Marine Air Control Squadron 1 sergeant major, Cpl. Samuel Powers, Yuma’s noncommissioned officer of the year and Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Hollingsworth, Yuma’s Marine of the year, salute the U.S. flag during the 23rd annual Independence Day flag raising ceremony at the Armed Forces Park in Yuma, Ariz., July 4, 2009. The guest speaker was Col. Mark Werth, station commanding officer. The guest of honor was retired Lt. Col. Rob Rutledge, a former station executive officer. In addition, Powers and Hollingsworth were recognized for their individual accomplishments during the ceremony. The local Vietnam Veterans of America chapter fired a seven-gun salute after local Boy Scout troop 8092 hoisted the flag. This flag raising was the first time the ceremony took place in the park; past events were held at Friendship Park in Yuma.

Sgt. Maj. Leonard Maldonado, left, Marine Air Control Squadron 1 sergeant major, Cpl. Samuel Powers, Yuma’s noncommissioned officer of the year and Lance Cpl. Jeffrey Hollingsworth, Yuma’s Marine of the year, salute the U.S. flag during the 23rd annual Independence Day flag raising ceremony at the Armed Forces Park in Yuma, Ariz., July 4, 2009. The guest speaker was Col. Mark Werth, station commanding officer. The guest of honor was retired Lt. Col. Rob Rutledge, a former station executive officer. In addition, Powers and Hollingsworth were recognized for their individual accomplishments during the ceremony. The local Vietnam Veterans of America chapter fired a seven-gun salute after local Boy Scout troop 8092 hoisted the flag. This flag raising was the first time the ceremony took place in the park; past events were held at Friendship Park in Yuma.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jakob Schulz

Volunteers with the Hire-A-Youth summer employment program sand the body of one of the Marine Corps' first four AV-8A Harriers July 2, 2009, to prepare it for repainting at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif. Miramar's Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum plans to repaint the Hawker Siddeley-built Harrier with the original paint scheme from April 16, 1971, when it was first delivered to Marine Attack Squadron 513, then based in Beaufort, S.C., and now based in Yuma, Ariz. Restoration is expected to be completed by October, and it will be placed on display at the museum, said George Welsh, museum archivist. VMA-513 was the first Marine squadron to transition to the Harrier. After moving to Yuma in 1976, the Flying Nightmares used the plane until Jan. 21, 1986, when it was given to NASA where it was modified as an AV-8C and used to test wing design. The museum obtained the Harrier in 2008. (Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon)

Volunteers with the Hire-A-Youth summer employment program sand the body of one of the Marine Corps' first four AV-8A Harriers July 2, 2009, to prepare it for repainting at the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar, Calif. Miramar's Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum plans to repaint the Hawker Siddeley-built Harrier with the original paint scheme from April 16, 1971, when it was first delivered to Marine Attack Squadron 513, then based in Beaufort, S.C., and now based in Yuma, Ariz. Restoration is expected to be completed by October, and it will be placed on display at the museum, said George Welsh, museum archivist. VMA-513 was the first Marine squadron to transition to the Harrier. After moving to Yuma in 1976, the Flying Nightmares used the plane until Jan. 21, 1986, when it was given to NASA where it was modified as an AV-8C and used to test wing design. The museum obtained the Harrier in 2008. (Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon)

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Scharr, station corpsman, reads off a stopwatch as a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marine crosses the physical fitness test course finish line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Scharr, station corpsman, reads off a stopwatch as a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marine crosses the physical fitness test course finish line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Photo by Cpl. Pete Zrioka

Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Christian, station air traffic controller, runs past the half-way point of the Marine Corps Air Station’s physical fitness test course in Yuma, Ariz., during a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron PFT June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Christian, station air traffic controller, runs past the half-way point of the Marine Corps Air Station’s physical fitness test course in Yuma, Ariz., during a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron PFT June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Sgt. Josh Rookey, station emergency air craft recovery crew leader, runs past the half way point of the physical fitness test course at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma Ariz., during a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron PFT June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Sgt. Josh Rookey, station emergency air craft recovery crew leader, runs past the half way point of the physical fitness test course at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma Ariz., during a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron PFT June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marines take off running at the starting point of the Marine Corps Air Station’s physical fitness test course in Yuma, Ariz., June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marines take off running at the starting point of the Marine Corps Air Station’s physical fitness test course in Yuma, Ariz., June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Gunnery Sgt. Jimmy Foster, station telephone chief, holds station emergency aircraft recovery runway supervisor Staff Sgt. Ruben Ogaz’s legs while he does a crunch at Ramada Field at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron physical fitness test June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Gunnery Sgt. Jimmy Foster, station telephone chief, holds station emergency aircraft recovery runway supervisor Staff Sgt. Ruben Ogaz’s legs while he does a crunch at Ramada Field at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron physical fitness test June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marines pump out their crunches during a physical fitness test at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron Marines pump out their crunches during a physical fitness test at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Photo by Cpl. Pete Zrioka

Pvt. Miles Gipson, station administrative clerk, pumps out a pull-up during a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron physical fitness test at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Pvt. Miles Gipson, station administrative clerk, pumps out a pull-up during a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron physical fitness test at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Sgt. Josh Rookey, station emergency air craft recovery crew leader, knocks out a 20 pull-up at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma Ariz., during a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron PFT June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Sgt. Josh Rookey, station emergency air craft recovery crew leader, knocks out a 20 pull-up at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma Ariz., during a Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron PFT June 30, 2009. Active duty Marines are required to run two PFTs annually, one before June 30 and one before Dec. 31.

Photo by Cpl. Pete Zrioka

Aviation ordnancemen from Marine Attack Squadron 513 take a drink from the grog bowl during the squadron’s dining out at the Sonoran Pueblo at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., June 26, 2009. Drinking from the grog bowl is traditional "punishment" at dining outs for Marines who violate the event's customs or procedures. This event was the last squadron function before VMA-513 Marines deploy with the 11th and 31st Marine Expeditionary Units later this summer. The guest of honor was Col. Anton Nerad, new Marine Aircraft Group 13 commanding officer.

Aviation ordnancemen from Marine Attack Squadron 513 take a drink from the grog bowl during the squadron’s dining out at the Sonoran Pueblo at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., June 26, 2009. Drinking from the grog bowl is traditional "punishment" at dining outs for Marines who violate the event's customs or procedures. This event was the last squadron function before VMA-513 Marines deploy with the 11th and 31st Marine Expeditionary Units later this summer. The guest of honor was Col. Anton Nerad, new Marine Aircraft Group 13 commanding officer.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jakob Schulz

Maj. James Combs, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron executive officer, listens to Dr. Gail Wallen’s presentation on the Holocaust Friday June 26, 2009, at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. Wallen’s historical presentation reviewed the climate of a post-World War I Germany that allowed the Nazi party to take control and cause persecution of the Jewish people, all the way to the concentration camps that would claim the lives of 6 million. Accompanying Wallen were Holocaust survivors Annique Dveirin, who shared her personal experience of growing up in occupied Poland, Wanda Wolosky and Rosa Fruend. “We’re at a unique point in time,” said station commanding officer Col. Mark Werth, who attended the presentation. “This is a small group of people who can share a first-hand perspective with you.”

Maj. James Combs, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron executive officer, listens to Dr. Gail Wallen’s presentation on the Holocaust Friday June 26, 2009, at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. Wallen’s historical presentation reviewed the climate of a post-World War I Germany that allowed the Nazi party to take control and cause persecution of the Jewish people, all the way to the concentration camps that would claim the lives of 6 million. Accompanying Wallen were Holocaust survivors Annique Dveirin, who shared her personal experience of growing up in occupied Poland, Wanda Wolosky and Rosa Fruend. “We’re at a unique point in time,” said station commanding officer Col. Mark Werth, who attended the presentation. “This is a small group of people who can share a first-hand perspective with you.”

Photo by Cpl. Pete Zrioka

Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Dominquez, a military policeman at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., polishes the station bell near the flagpole before morning colors June 25, 2009.

Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Dominquez, a military policeman at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., polishes the station bell near the flagpole before morning colors June 25, 2009.

Photo by Cpl. Pete Zrioka

Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Dominquez, a military policeman at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., polishes the station bell near the flagpole before morning colors June 25, 2009.

Lance Cpl. Nathaniel Dominquez, a military policeman at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., polishes the station bell near the flagpole before morning colors June 25, 2009.

Photo by Cpl. Pete Zrioka

Gunnery Sgt. Gerardo Guzman, left, and Cpl. Paul Peterson practice turning at Fortuna Wash in Yuma, Ariz., on June 17, 2009, during the first basic all-terrain vehicle riders course held by the safety department at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma. The course taught Marines who ride ATVs techniques to improve their riding abilities as well as how to lessen their impact to the environment.

Gunnery Sgt. Gerardo Guzman, left, and Cpl. Paul Peterson practice turning at Fortuna Wash in Yuma, Ariz., on June 17, 2009, during the first basic all-terrain vehicle riders course held by the safety department at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma. The course taught Marines who ride ATVs techniques to improve their riding abilities as well as how to lessen their impact to the environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jakob Schulz

Cpl. Thomas Mango, left, and Staff Sgt. Darrin Minderman practice turning at Fortuna Wash in Yuma, Ariz., on June 17, 2009, during the first basic all-terrain vehicle riders course held by the safety department at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma. The course taught Marines who ride ATVs techniques to improve their riding abilities as well as how to lessen their impact to the environment.

Cpl. Thomas Mango, left, and Staff Sgt. Darrin Minderman practice turning at Fortuna Wash in Yuma, Ariz., on June 17, 2009, during the first basic all-terrain vehicle riders course held by the safety department at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma. The course taught Marines who ride ATVs techniques to improve their riding abilities as well as how to lessen their impact to the environment.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jakob Schulz

According to Marine Administrative Message 312/09, officers and staff noncommissioned officers in uniform are no longer required to present identification when buying alcohol, tobacco or cashing checks at military exchanges.

According to Marine Administrative Message 312/09, officers and staff noncommissioned officers in uniform are no longer required to present identification when buying alcohol, tobacco or cashing checks at military exchanges.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jakob Schulz

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma