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A Marine from K Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, watches two MV-22 Ospreys land at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Auxiliary Airfield 2 during an air assault exercise for the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course April 13, 2009. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years.

A Marine from K Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, watches two MV-22 Ospreys land at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Auxiliary Airfield 2 during an air assault exercise for the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course April 13, 2009. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Sgt. Jared Leiss, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, shows his squad's number for the pilot of an MV-22 Osprey who picked up the Marines at during an air assault exercise, April 13, 2009, in a training area east of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The Quincy, Ohio, native and his squad of approximately 10 Marines were transported to a landing zone in the Blue Mountain Airfield for a live-fire exercise and to secure the airfield. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years.

Sgt. Jared Leiss, a squad leader with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, shows his squad's number for the pilot of an MV-22 Osprey who picked up the Marines at during an air assault exercise, April 13, 2009, in a training area east of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. The Quincy, Ohio, native and his squad of approximately 10 Marines were transported to a landing zone in the Blue Mountain Airfield for a live-fire exercise and to secure the airfield. The Camp Lejeune, N.C., battalion is scheduled to conclude their training in Yuma with a battalion-sized helicopter-borne assault exercise in late April, the largest exercise of its type conducted in approximately 10 years.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Jazz Sadik, left, and Jose Arguilles, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Marine Corps Police Academy cadets, apprehend Pfc. Paul Henry during a known-risk traffic stop exercise in a parking lot on station April 8, 2009. Arguelles and Sadik are part of the last class of cadets to be trained in Yuma. Future cadets will be sent to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., academy, along with other West Coast installation cadets.

Jazz Sadik, left, and Jose Arguilles, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Marine Corps Police Academy cadets, apprehend Pfc. Paul Henry during a known-risk traffic stop exercise in a parking lot on station April 8, 2009. Arguelles and Sadik are part of the last class of cadets to be trained in Yuma. Future cadets will be sent to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., academy, along with other West Coast installation cadets.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Jose Arguelles, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Marine Corps Police Academy cadet, searches Pfc. Paul Henry while Jazz Sadik, academy cadet, provides cover during a known-risk traffic stop exercise in a parking lot on station April 8, 2009. Arguelles and Sadik are part of the last class of cadets to be trained by the Yuma academy. Future station cadets will be sent to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., academy, along with cadets from other West Coast installations.

Jose Arguelles, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Marine Corps Police Academy cadet, searches Pfc. Paul Henry while Jazz Sadik, academy cadet, provides cover during a known-risk traffic stop exercise in a parking lot on station April 8, 2009. Arguelles and Sadik are part of the last class of cadets to be trained by the Yuma academy. Future station cadets will be sent to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., academy, along with cadets from other West Coast installations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Kevin McGillvray, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Marine Corps Police Academy cadet, orders a suspect to step out of his vehicle during a known-risk traffic stop exercise in a parking lot on station April 8, 2009. The exercise was part of McGillvray’s final law enforcement performance evaluation. McGillvray is one of the last 13 cadets to graduate from the station academy. Future cadets will be sent to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., academy, along with cadets from each West Coast installation.

Kevin McGillvray, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Marine Corps Police Academy cadet, orders a suspect to step out of his vehicle during a known-risk traffic stop exercise in a parking lot on station April 8, 2009. The exercise was part of McGillvray’s final law enforcement performance evaluation. McGillvray is one of the last 13 cadets to graduate from the station academy. Future cadets will be sent to the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., academy, along with cadets from each West Coast installation.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Staff Sgt. Joshua Hooten, air traffic controller, monitors the skies from the ATC tower at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., April 8, 2009. By the end of the summer, station air traffic controllers like Hooten, will manage not only Yuma airspace, but also that of Twentynine Palms, Calif. The air station is also slated to take control of airspace for Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., as part of a radar regionalization program.

Staff Sgt. Joshua Hooten, air traffic controller, monitors the skies from the ATC tower at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., April 8, 2009. By the end of the summer, station air traffic controllers like Hooten, will manage not only Yuma airspace, but also that of Twentynine Palms, Calif. The air station is also slated to take control of airspace for Naval Air Facility El Centro, Calif., as part of a radar regionalization program.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Marines from Marine Aircraft Group 13â??s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear section pull a humvee at the MAG-13 Headquarters field meet held here Friday at Ramada Field. The MAG property section won the competition. The morale-boosting event provided an opportunity for competition between different MAG-13 Headquarters work sections and a cookout for the Marines and their families.

Marines from Marine Aircraft Group 13â??s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear section pull a humvee at the MAG-13 Headquarters field meet held here Friday at Ramada Field. The MAG property section won the competition. The morale-boosting event provided an opportunity for competition between different MAG-13 Headquarters work sections and a cookout for the Marines and their families.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Graham J. Benson

Sgt. Joseph Moran, Search and Rescue aviation technician, kicks up sand at the Imperial Sand Dunes in California while riding with fellow Marines April 3. Master Sgt. Russell Reale, SAR maintenance chief, held a voluntary ATV safety brief for station Marines April 2 and took them to the dunes the following day to ride.

Sgt. Joseph Moran, Search and Rescue aviation technician, kicks up sand at the Imperial Sand Dunes in California while riding with fellow Marines April 3. Master Sgt. Russell Reale, SAR maintenance chief, held a voluntary ATV safety brief for station Marines April 2 and took them to the dunes the following day to ride.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Master Sgt. Russell Reale, Search and Rescue maintenance chief at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., rides his all-terrain vehicle at the Imperial Sand Dunes in California April 3, 2009. Reale held a voluntary ATV safety brief for Yuma Marines April 2 and took them to the dunes the following day to ride.

Master Sgt. Russell Reale, Search and Rescue maintenance chief at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., rides his all-terrain vehicle at the Imperial Sand Dunes in California April 3, 2009. Reale held a voluntary ATV safety brief for Yuma Marines April 2 and took them to the dunes the following day to ride.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Young, officer in charge of marksmanship training unit at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., sets up an ammunition screen to protect his face from getting hit by other shooters' discharged cartridges March 31, 2009, at the station's pistol range. Young, a native of Mount Carmel, Ill., took first place in the Corps' Western Division Shooting Matches, held at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 2-20. His victory earned him a spot in the Marine Corps championships held at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 6-24. Young, 37, was one of a few Marines awarded a Secretary of the Navy M-1 rifle trophy for his performance at the division matches.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Young, officer in charge of marksmanship training unit at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., sets up an ammunition screen to protect his face from getting hit by other shooters' discharged cartridges March 31, 2009, at the station's pistol range. Young, a native of Mount Carmel, Ill., took first place in the Corps' Western Division Shooting Matches, held at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 2-20. His victory earned him a spot in the Marine Corps championships held at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 6-24. Young, 37, was one of a few Marines awarded a Secretary of the Navy M-1 rifle trophy for his performance at the division matches.

Photo by Cpl. M. Daniel Sanchez

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Young, officer in charge of marksmanship training unit at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., demonstrates his shooting stance that enabled him to take top honors at the Corps' Western Division shooting matches held at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 2-20. His victory earned him a spot in the Marine Corps championships held at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 6-24. Young is a 37-year-old native of Mount Carmel, Ill.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Allen Young, officer in charge of marksmanship training unit at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., demonstrates his shooting stance that enabled him to take top honors at the Corps' Western Division shooting matches held at Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 2-20. His victory earned him a spot in the Marine Corps championships held at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 6-24. Young is a 37-year-old native of Mount Carmel, Ill.

Photo by Cpl. M. Daniel Sanchez

During a 2008 Marine Corps ball, this Iwo Jima flag raising replica was presented to Kenneth H. Stevenson, an 84-year-old veteran who fought as a platoon sergeant with the 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division in 1945. Stevenson, who joined the Marine Corps in December 1941, shared his story with Marines and sailors at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Stevenson, a Kelso, Wash., native, has been a part-time Yuma resident since 1986.

During a 2008 Marine Corps ball, this Iwo Jima flag raising replica was presented to Kenneth H. Stevenson, an 84-year-old veteran who fought as a platoon sergeant with the 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division in 1945. Stevenson, who joined the Marine Corps in December 1941, shared his story with Marines and sailors at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz. Stevenson, a Kelso, Wash., native, has been a part-time Yuma resident since 1986.

Photo by Cpl. M. Daniel Sanchez

Kenneth H. Stevenson, an 84-year-old veteran and Yuma, Ariz., resident, reflects back on his time on Iwo Jima as a platoon sergeant with the 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division in 1945. Stevenson, a Kelso, Wash., native, joined the Marine Corps in December 1941 and has been a part-time Yuma resident since 1986. Stevenson was honored at the Yuma Air Show, March 14, 2009, with a special baton from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center military freefall school for his service to the country.

Kenneth H. Stevenson, an 84-year-old veteran and Yuma, Ariz., resident, reflects back on his time on Iwo Jima as a platoon sergeant with the 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division in 1945. Stevenson, a Kelso, Wash., native, joined the Marine Corps in December 1941 and has been a part-time Yuma resident since 1986. Stevenson was honored at the Yuma Air Show, March 14, 2009, with a special baton from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center military freefall school for his service to the country.

Photo by Cpl. M. Daniel Sanchez

Kenneth H. Stevenson, an 84-year-old veteran and Yuma, Ariz., resident, reflects back on his time on Iwo Jima as a platoon sergeant with the 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division in 1945. Stevenson, a Kelso, Wash., native, joined the Marine Corps in December 1941 and has been a part-time Yuma resident since 1986. Stevenson was honored at the Yuma Air Show, March 14, 2009, with a special baton from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center military freefall school for his service to the country.

Kenneth H. Stevenson, an 84-year-old veteran and Yuma, Ariz., resident, reflects back on his time on Iwo Jima as a platoon sergeant with the 27th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division in 1945. Stevenson, a Kelso, Wash., native, joined the Marine Corps in December 1941 and has been a part-time Yuma resident since 1986. Stevenson was honored at the Yuma Air Show, March 14, 2009, with a special baton from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center military freefall school for his service to the country.

Photo by Cpl. M. Daniel Sanchez

During their deployment to Afghanistan, Yuma’s Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 explosive ordnance disposal team aided several Marine and allied forces by disposing of improvised explosive devices throughout the Helmand Province. On May 26, 2009, one team member, Staff Sgt. Alonzo Smith, third from left, a 26-year-old native of Inglewood, Calif., was severely wounded when an IED detonated as he attempted to defuse it. Smith was treated by his teammates at the scene, and eventually flown to the National Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md. The rest of the team returned to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., in early October 2009.

During their deployment to Afghanistan, Yuma’s Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 explosive ordnance disposal team aided several Marine and allied forces by disposing of improvised explosive devices throughout the Helmand Province. On May 26, 2009, one team member, Staff Sgt. Alonzo Smith, third from left, a 26-year-old native of Inglewood, Calif., was severely wounded when an IED detonated as he attempted to defuse it. Smith was treated by his teammates at the scene, and eventually flown to the National Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md. The rest of the team returned to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., in early October 2009.

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Lt. Col. Matt Puglisi, Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 commanding officer, and Gunnery Sgt. Jay Gibson, MWSS-372 Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting crash chief, extinguish a simulated aircraft fire on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma's flight line March 26. The Camp Pendleton, Calif., based squadron is participating in the current Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, which began March 9 and is scheduled to end April 26.

Lt. Col. Matt Puglisi, Marine Wing Support Squadron 372 commanding officer, and Gunnery Sgt. Jay Gibson, MWSS-372 Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting crash chief, extinguish a simulated aircraft fire on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma's flight line March 26. The Camp Pendleton, Calif., based squadron is participating in the current Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, which began March 9 and is scheduled to end April 26.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Pfc. Joseph Quiroz, Marine Attack Squadron 214 ordnance equipment operator, waits for an AV-8B Harrier to taxi, in order to load the jet with ordnance March 25 at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Twenty-two Marines from VMA-214, based in Yuma, Ariz., participated in the training for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Pfc. Joseph Quiroz, Marine Attack Squadron 214 ordnance equipment operator, waits for an AV-8B Harrier to taxi, in order to load the jet with ordnance March 25 at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Twenty-two Marines from VMA-214, based in Yuma, Ariz., participated in the training for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto

Cpl. Jacob Hoffpauir, Marine Attack Squadron 214 ordnance technician, guides 500-pound bombs for loading on an AV-8B Harrier March 25 at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field at Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Cpl. Jacob Hoffpauir, Marine Attack Squadron 214 ordnance technician, guides 500-pound bombs for loading on an AV-8B Harrier March 25 at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field at Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto

A Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 Marine refuels a Marine Attack Squadron 214 AV-8B Harrier at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field here, March 25. VMA-214 used MWSS-374's landing field to train in rapid ground refueling techniques for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

A Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 Marine refuels a Marine Attack Squadron 214 AV-8B Harrier at the Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field here, March 25. VMA-214 used MWSS-374's landing field to train in rapid ground refueling techniques for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto

Marine Attack Squadron 214 Marines load a 500-pound bomb to an AV-8B Harrier at Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field here, March 25. Twenty-two VMA-214 Marines participated in the training, for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Marine Attack Squadron 214 Marines load a 500-pound bomb to an AV-8B Harrier at Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field here, March 25. Twenty-two VMA-214 Marines participated in the training, for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto

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