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Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 Marines based in Cherry Point, N.C., attach wings and fins to a high-speed, anti-radiation missile after they mounted it on an EA-6B Prowler jet at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The squadron fired 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course in Yuma. The HARM finds its targets by detecting electromagnetic radiation and is the only weapon the Prowler jets launch.

Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 Marines based in Cherry Point, N.C., attach wings and fins to a high-speed, anti-radiation missile after they mounted it on an EA-6B Prowler jet at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The squadron fired 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course in Yuma. The HARM finds its targets by detecting electromagnetic radiation and is the only weapon the Prowler jets launch.

Photo by Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Cpl. Jared Reader, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance technician, grabs a wing attachment before locking it onto a high-speed, anti-radiation missile, which he mounted on an EA-6B Prowler jet with the rest of the VMAQ-4 ordnance team at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The Prowler jets fired a total of 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean, as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course in Yuma. The Cherry Point, N.C.-based squadron specializes in electronic warfare using the HARM, which detects electromagnetic radiation given off by enemy radars or anti-aircraft weapons, and is also the only missile Prowlers launch.

Cpl. Jared Reader, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance technician, grabs a wing attachment before locking it onto a high-speed, anti-radiation missile, which he mounted on an EA-6B Prowler jet with the rest of the VMAQ-4 ordnance team at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The Prowler jets fired a total of 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean, as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course in Yuma. The Cherry Point, N.C.-based squadron specializes in electronic warfare using the HARM, which detects electromagnetic radiation given off by enemy radars or anti-aircraft weapons, and is also the only missile Prowlers launch.

Photo by Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Lance Cpl. Adam Conley, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance technician, raises a high-speed, anti-radiation missile for the rest of the ordnance team to mount on an EA-6B Prowler jet at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The squadron fired a total of 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The HARM finds its targets by detecting electromagnetic radiation and is also the only missile the Prowler jets fire.

Lance Cpl. Adam Conley, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance technician, raises a high-speed, anti-radiation missile for the rest of the ordnance team to mount on an EA-6B Prowler jet at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The squadron fired a total of 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The HARM finds its targets by detecting electromagnetic radiation and is also the only missile the Prowler jets fire.

Photo by Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Staff Sgt. Robert Farmer, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance chief, prepares a high-speed, anti-radiation missile, after mounting it on an EA-6B Prowler jet with the rest of the VMAQ-4 ordnance team at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. Later, the Prowler jets fired nine HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean. The squadron specializes in electronic warfare using the HARM, which detects electromagnetic radiation given off by enemy radars or anti-aircraft weapons, and is also the only missile Prowlers launch.

Staff Sgt. Robert Farmer, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance chief, prepares a high-speed, anti-radiation missile, after mounting it on an EA-6B Prowler jet with the rest of the VMAQ-4 ordnance team at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. Later, the Prowler jets fired nine HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean. The squadron specializes in electronic warfare using the HARM, which detects electromagnetic radiation given off by enemy radars or anti-aircraft weapons, and is also the only missile Prowlers launch.

Photo by Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Lance Cpl. Adam Conley, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance technician, approaches Staff Sgt. Robert Farmer, VMAQ-4 ordnance chief, and Cpl. Jared Reader, VMAQ-4 ordnance technician, on a short airfield tactical site loader to reposition a high-speed, anti-radiation missile so they could secure it onto an EA-6B Prowler jet at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The Cherry Point, N.C.,-based squadron fired a total of 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course in Yuma. The HARM finds its targets by detecting electromagnetic radiation and is also the only missile the Prowler jets fire.

Lance Cpl. Adam Conley, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance technician, approaches Staff Sgt. Robert Farmer, VMAQ-4 ordnance chief, and Cpl. Jared Reader, VMAQ-4 ordnance technician, on a short airfield tactical site loader to reposition a high-speed, anti-radiation missile so they could secure it onto an EA-6B Prowler jet at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The Cherry Point, N.C.,-based squadron fired a total of 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course in Yuma. The HARM finds its targets by detecting electromagnetic radiation and is also the only missile the Prowler jets fire.

Photo by Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Lance Cpl. Adam Conley, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance technician, operates a short airfield tactical site loader to postition a high-speed, anti-radiation missile so the ordnance team can sercure it on an EA-6B Prowler jet at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The Cherry Point, N.C.,-based squadron fired a total of 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The HARM finds its targets by detecting electromagnetic radiation and is also the only missile the Prowler jets fire.

Lance Cpl. Adam Conley, Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance technician, operates a short airfield tactical site loader to postition a high-speed, anti-radiation missile so the ordnance team can sercure it on an EA-6B Prowler jet at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The Cherry Point, N.C.,-based squadron fired a total of 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The HARM finds its targets by detecting electromagnetic radiation and is also the only missile the Prowler jets fire.

Photo by Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance Marines mount a high-speed, anti-radiation missile on an EA-6B Prowler jet at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The Cherry Point, N.C.,-based squadron fired a total of 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course in Yuma. The HARM finds its targets by detecting electromagnetic radiation and is also the only missile the Prowler jets fire.

Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 4 ordnance Marines mount a high-speed, anti-radiation missile on an EA-6B Prowler jet at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 8, 2010. The Cherry Point, N.C.,-based squadron fired a total of 14 HARMs at targets in the Pacific Ocean as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course in Yuma. The HARM finds its targets by detecting electromagnetic radiation and is also the only missile the Prowler jets fire.

Photo by Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Members of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 fill up an MV-22 Osprey at a refueling point in the in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in southeast California on Oct. 7, 2010, during a training mission as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The course, hosted twice a year at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., by Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron 1, trains Marine students from across the globe to return to their units as training officers versed in the latest aviation tactics and procedures. MWSS-371, based in Yuma, provides various support to aviation units including building and manning refueling points, constructing expeditionary airfields and forecasting weather conditions.

Members of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 fill up an MV-22 Osprey at a refueling point in the in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in southeast California on Oct. 7, 2010, during a training mission as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The course, hosted twice a year at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., by Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron 1, trains Marine students from across the globe to return to their units as training officers versed in the latest aviation tactics and procedures. MWSS-371, based in Yuma, provides various support to aviation units including building and manning refueling points, constructing expeditionary airfields and forecasting weather conditions.

Photo by Cpl Richard A. Tetreau

Sgt. Krystal Chatham, Marine Attack Squadron 214 intelligence analyst, plays catch with a group of kindergarten students at C.W. McGraw Elementary School, in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2010. The Blacksheep adopted the school as part of the Adopt-a-School Program. They plan to visit the school every Wednesday to promote literacy and scholastic achievement, and engage in various activities with students from every grade level at the school.

Sgt. Krystal Chatham, Marine Attack Squadron 214 intelligence analyst, plays catch with a group of kindergarten students at C.W. McGraw Elementary School, in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2010. The Blacksheep adopted the school as part of the Adopt-a-School Program. They plan to visit the school every Wednesday to promote literacy and scholastic achievement, and engage in various activities with students from every grade level at the school.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Lance Cpl. David Vasquez, Marine Attack Squadron 214 administration clerk, plays catch with kindergarten students at C.W. McGraw Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2010. The Blacksheep adopted the school as part of the Adopt-a-School Program. They plan to visit the school every Wednesday to promote literacy and scholastic achievement, and engage in various activities with students from every grade level at the school.

Lance Cpl. David Vasquez, Marine Attack Squadron 214 administration clerk, plays catch with kindergarten students at C.W. McGraw Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2010. The Blacksheep adopted the school as part of the Adopt-a-School Program. They plan to visit the school every Wednesday to promote literacy and scholastic achievement, and engage in various activities with students from every grade level at the school.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Cpl. Seth Jacob, Marine Attack Squadron 214 aviation ordnanceman, holds books that kindergarten students chose at C.W. McGraw Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2010. The Blacksheep adopted the school as part of the Adopt-a-School Program. They plan to visit the school every Wednesday to promote literacy and scholastic achievement, and engage in various activities with students from every grade level at the school.

Cpl. Seth Jacob, Marine Attack Squadron 214 aviation ordnanceman, holds books that kindergarten students chose at C.W. McGraw Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2010. The Blacksheep adopted the school as part of the Adopt-a-School Program. They plan to visit the school every Wednesday to promote literacy and scholastic achievement, and engage in various activities with students from every grade level at the school.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Cpl. Seth Jacob, Marine Attack Squadron 214 aviation ordnanceman, reads to a group of kindergarten students at C.W. McGraw Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2010. The Blacksheep adopted the school as part of the Adopt-a-School Program. They plan to visit the school every Wednesday to promote literacy and scholastic achievement, and engage in various activities with students from every grade level.

Cpl. Seth Jacob, Marine Attack Squadron 214 aviation ordnanceman, reads to a group of kindergarten students at C.W. McGraw Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 6, 2010. The Blacksheep adopted the school as part of the Adopt-a-School Program. They plan to visit the school every Wednesday to promote literacy and scholastic achievement, and engage in various activities with students from every grade level.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 27 rig the Corps’ newest artillery weapon, the M-327 mortar component of the Expeditionary Fire Support System, in order for it to be airlifted by for the first time by a CH-53 helicopter in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range on Oct. 5, 2010. The system, which is smaller and more mobile than a traditional howitzer cannon but more lethal than traditional man-carried mortars, consists of the 120 mm cannon, as well as a small vehicle and an ammunition trailer. Since the system is meant to be carried around the battlefield by helicopter, its deployment was tested as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The course, hosted twice a year at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., by Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron 1, trains Marine students from across the globe to return to their units as training officers versed in the latest aviation tactics and procedures.

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 27 rig the Corps’ newest artillery weapon, the M-327 mortar component of the Expeditionary Fire Support System, in order for it to be airlifted by for the first time by a CH-53 helicopter in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range on Oct. 5, 2010. The system, which is smaller and more mobile than a traditional howitzer cannon but more lethal than traditional man-carried mortars, consists of the 120 mm cannon, as well as a small vehicle and an ammunition trailer. Since the system is meant to be carried around the battlefield by helicopter, its deployment was tested as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The course, hosted twice a year at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., by Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron 1, trains Marine students from across the globe to return to their units as training officers versed in the latest aviation tactics and procedures.

Photo by Cpl. Richard A. Tetreau

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 27 rig the Corps’ newest artillery weapon, the M-327 mortar component of the Expeditionary Fire Support System, in order for it to be airlifted by for the first time by a CH-53 helicopter in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range on Oct. 5, 2010. The system, which is smaller and more mobile than a traditional howitzer cannon but more lethal than traditional man-carried mortars, consists of the 120 mm cannon, as well as a small vehicle and an ammunition trailer. Since the system is meant to be carried around the battlefield by helicopter, its deployment was tested as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The course, hosted twice a year at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., by Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron 1, trains Marine students from across the globe to return to their units as training officers versed in the latest aviation tactics and procedures.

Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 27 rig the Corps’ newest artillery weapon, the M-327 mortar component of the Expeditionary Fire Support System, in order for it to be airlifted by for the first time by a CH-53 helicopter in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range on Oct. 5, 2010. The system, which is smaller and more mobile than a traditional howitzer cannon but more lethal than traditional man-carried mortars, consists of the 120 mm cannon, as well as a small vehicle and an ammunition trailer. Since the system is meant to be carried around the battlefield by helicopter, its deployment was tested as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. The course, hosted twice a year at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., by Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron 1, trains Marine students from across the globe to return to their units as training officers versed in the latest aviation tactics and procedures.

Photo by Cpl. Richard A. Tetreau

An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft lands after Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4's inaugural flight at Auxiliary Airfield 2 in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 29, 2010. During the flight, the squadron showcased the aircraft’s reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities with a live video feed from the Shadow’s onboard camera. The Yuma detachment of the Texas-based reserve squadron is the only operational component of the unit and is composed of mostly full-time Marines. The detachment, which began assembling in Yuma in June, has four Shadows and consists of approximately 40 Marines.

An RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft lands after Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4's inaugural flight at Auxiliary Airfield 2 in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 29, 2010. During the flight, the squadron showcased the aircraft’s reconnaissance and surveillance capabilities with a live video feed from the Shadow’s onboard camera. The Yuma detachment of the Texas-based reserve squadron is the only operational component of the unit and is composed of mostly full-time Marines. The detachment, which began assembling in Yuma in June, has four Shadows and consists of approximately 40 Marines.

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

Fernando Godinez, left, TRAX Test Services maintenance crewman, welds the support brace of a fake radar dish on the top of a target shaped like a radar van at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Sept. 29, 2010, as Alex Ribas, TRAX Test Services maintenance crewman, supports the dish. A five-man team traveled the remote areas of the range inspecting and repairing the hundreds of targets in anticipation of the beginning of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. TRAX and the station’s Range Maintenance section construct and repair more than 300 targets to provide aviators with a realistic training environment before each WTI.

Fernando Godinez, left, TRAX Test Services maintenance crewman, welds the support brace of a fake radar dish on the top of a target shaped like a radar van at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Sept. 29, 2010, as Alex Ribas, TRAX Test Services maintenance crewman, supports the dish. A five-man team traveled the remote areas of the range inspecting and repairing the hundreds of targets in anticipation of the beginning of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. TRAX and the station’s Range Maintenance section construct and repair more than 300 targets to provide aviators with a realistic training environment before each WTI.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Fernando Godinez, left, TRAX Test Services maintenance crewman, welds the support brace of a fake radar dish on the top of a target shaped like a radar van at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Sept. 29, 2010, as Alex Ribas, TRAX Test Services maintenance crewman, supports the dish. A five-man team traveled the remote areas of the range inspecting and repairing the hundreds of targets in anticipation of the beginning of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. TRAX and the station’s Range Maintenance section construct and repair more than 300 targets to provide aviators with a realistic training environment before each WTI.

Fernando Godinez, left, TRAX Test Services maintenance crewman, welds the support brace of a fake radar dish on the top of a target shaped like a radar van at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Sept. 29, 2010, as Alex Ribas, TRAX Test Services maintenance crewman, supports the dish. A five-man team traveled the remote areas of the range inspecting and repairing the hundreds of targets in anticipation of the beginning of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. TRAX and the station’s Range Maintenance section construct and repair more than 300 targets to provide aviators with a realistic training environment before each WTI.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Lt. Cmdr. Carl H. Farmer, Marine Aircraft Group 13 chaplain, walks out of the chapel at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., for one of his last times, after the chaplain's retirement ceremony Sept. 28, 2010.

Lt. Cmdr. Carl H. Farmer, Marine Aircraft Group 13 chaplain, walks out of the chapel at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., for one of his last times, after the chaplain's retirement ceremony Sept. 28, 2010.

Photo by MCAS Yuma Public Affairs Office

Col. Anton Nerad, left, Marine Aircraft Group 13 commanding officer, hands Lt. Cmdr. Carl H. Farmer the award warrant for Farmer's Meritorious Service Medal during the chaplain's retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2010.

Col. Anton Nerad, left, Marine Aircraft Group 13 commanding officer, hands Lt. Cmdr. Carl H. Farmer the award warrant for Farmer's Meritorious Service Medal during the chaplain's retirement ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2010.

Photo by MCAS Yuma Public Affairs Office

Col. Peter Yeager, commanding officer of Marine Air Control Group 48, which is the parent command for Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, inquires about the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft while watching its live video feed during the squadron’s inaugural flight at Auxiliary Airfield 2 in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2010. The Yuma detachment of the Texas-based reserve squadron is the only operational component of the unit and is composed of mostly active duty Marines. The detachment, which began assembling in Yuma in June, has four Shadows and consists of approximately 40 Marines. “It’s a big deal,” said Yeager. “This is the first unmanned aircraft squadron in the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and in the reserves.”

Col. Peter Yeager, commanding officer of Marine Air Control Group 48, which is the parent command for Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4, inquires about the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aircraft while watching its live video feed during the squadron’s inaugural flight at Auxiliary Airfield 2 in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2010. The Yuma detachment of the Texas-based reserve squadron is the only operational component of the unit and is composed of mostly active duty Marines. The detachment, which began assembling in Yuma in June, has four Shadows and consists of approximately 40 Marines. “It’s a big deal,” said Yeager. “This is the first unmanned aircraft squadron in the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing and in the reserves.”

Photo by Cpl. Austin Hazard

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma