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Col. Mark Werth, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma commanding officer, left, is presented the Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award by Maj. Gen. Michael Lehnert, Marine Corps Installations West commanding general, Aug. 6, 2009, at the station's chapel. The air station was the only installation to be given the award in 2008. “Winning this award is a testament to your abilities to turn things around,” said Lehnert, referring to the accident in 2007 when seven Marines lost their lives in a helicopter crash.

Col. Mark Werth, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma commanding officer, left, is presented the Chief of Naval Operations Aviation Safety Award by Maj. Gen. Michael Lehnert, Marine Corps Installations West commanding general, Aug. 6, 2009, at the station's chapel. The air station was the only installation to be given the award in 2008. “Winning this award is a testament to your abilities to turn things around,” said Lehnert, referring to the accident in 2007 when seven Marines lost their lives in a helicopter crash.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jakob Schulz

Lance Cpl. Eddie Tapia, left, and Lance Cpl. Aaron Neal, Marine Attack Squadron 311 powerline mechanics, inspect an AV-8B Harrier in the squadron’s hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2009. The squadron was named the attack squadron of the year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association July 28, 2009, for its constant mission readiness and overall performance at home and on deployments. The Tomcats topped six other squadrons to earn the title, which they have received three times before.

Lance Cpl. Eddie Tapia, left, and Lance Cpl. Aaron Neal, Marine Attack Squadron 311 powerline mechanics, inspect an AV-8B Harrier in the squadron’s hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2009. The squadron was named the attack squadron of the year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association July 28, 2009, for its constant mission readiness and overall performance at home and on deployments. The Tomcats topped six other squadrons to earn the title, which they have received three times before.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Lance Cpl. Eddie Tapia, left, and Lance Cpl. Manuel GarciaRamirez, Marine Attack Squadron 311 powerline mechanics, prepare an AV-8B Harrier engine to be reinstalled into a Harrier after maintenance in the squadron’s hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2009. The squadron was named the attack squadron of the year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association July 28, 2009, for its constant mission readiness and overall performance at home and on deployments. The Tomcats beat out six other squadrons to earn the title, which they have received three times before.

Lance Cpl. Eddie Tapia, left, and Lance Cpl. Manuel GarciaRamirez, Marine Attack Squadron 311 powerline mechanics, prepare an AV-8B Harrier engine to be reinstalled into a Harrier after maintenance in the squadron’s hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2009. The squadron was named the attack squadron of the year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association July 28, 2009, for its constant mission readiness and overall performance at home and on deployments. The Tomcats beat out six other squadrons to earn the title, which they have received three times before.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Lance Cpl. Aaron Neal, right, Lance Cpl. Manuel GarciaRamirez and Lance Cpl. Eddie Tapia, Marine Attack Squadron 311 powerline mechanics, prepare an AV-8B Harrier engine to be reinstalled into a Harrier after maintenance in the squadron’s hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2009. The squadron was named the attack squadron of the year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association July 28, 2009, for its constant mission readiness and overall performance at home and on deployments. The Tomcats beat out six other squadrons to earn the title, which they have received three times before.

Lance Cpl. Aaron Neal, right, Lance Cpl. Manuel GarciaRamirez and Lance Cpl. Eddie Tapia, Marine Attack Squadron 311 powerline mechanics, prepare an AV-8B Harrier engine to be reinstalled into a Harrier after maintenance in the squadron’s hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2009. The squadron was named the attack squadron of the year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association July 28, 2009, for its constant mission readiness and overall performance at home and on deployments. The Tomcats beat out six other squadrons to earn the title, which they have received three times before.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Lance Cpl. Aaron Neal, left, and Lance Cpl. Eddie Tapia, Marine Attack Squadron 311 powerline mechanics, prepare an AV-8B Harrier engine to be reinstalled into a Harrier after maintenance in the squadron’s hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2009. The squadron was named the attack squadron of the year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association July 28, 2009, for its constant mission readiness and overall performance at home and on deployments. The Tomcats beat out six other squadrons to earn the title, which they have received three times before.

Lance Cpl. Aaron Neal, left, and Lance Cpl. Eddie Tapia, Marine Attack Squadron 311 powerline mechanics, prepare an AV-8B Harrier engine to be reinstalled into a Harrier after maintenance in the squadron’s hangar at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 4, 2009. The squadron was named the attack squadron of the year by the Marine Corps Aviation Association July 28, 2009, for its constant mission readiness and overall performance at home and on deployments. The Tomcats beat out six other squadrons to earn the title, which they have received three times before.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

A MK-77 fire bomb explodes after being detonated by station explosive ordnance disposal Marines Aug. 4, 2009, at the Barry M. Goldwater Range southeast of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. The EOD team safely diposes of all expired or damaged munitions that become unsafe to use in routine operations or training. EOD technicians dispose of more than 10,000 pounds of ordnance annually and support local law enforcement with explosive ordnance disposal. They also conducts range sweeps after the Weapons and Tactics Instructor courses and train extensively for defusing explosives and disposing of unexploded ordnance.

A MK-77 fire bomb explodes after being detonated by station explosive ordnance disposal Marines Aug. 4, 2009, at the Barry M. Goldwater Range southeast of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. The EOD team safely diposes of all expired or damaged munitions that become unsafe to use in routine operations or training. EOD technicians dispose of more than 10,000 pounds of ordnance annually and support local law enforcement with explosive ordnance disposal. They also conducts range sweeps after the Weapons and Tactics Instructor courses and train extensively for defusing explosives and disposing of unexploded ordnance.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant

Station commanding officer, Col. Mark Werth, along with Headquarters and Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron martial arts instructor, Sgt. Nicholas Gillmore, pin new rank on Sgt. Samuel Powers Aug. 4, 2009, at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. Powers, who left to Japan the very next day, won a Marine Corps Installations West meritorious sergeant board in June.

Station commanding officer, Col. Mark Werth, along with Headquarters and Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron martial arts instructor, Sgt. Nicholas Gillmore, pin new rank on Sgt. Samuel Powers Aug. 4, 2009, at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. Powers, who left to Japan the very next day, won a Marine Corps Installations West meritorious sergeant board in June.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Station commanding officer, Col. Mark Werth, along with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron martial arts instructor Sgt. Nicholas Gillmore pin new rank on Sgt. Samuel Powers Aug. 4, 2009, at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. Powers, who left to Japan the very next day, won a Marine Corps Installations West meritorious sergeant board in June.

Station commanding officer, Col. Mark Werth, along with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron martial arts instructor Sgt. Nicholas Gillmore pin new rank on Sgt. Samuel Powers Aug. 4, 2009, at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. Powers, who left to Japan the very next day, won a Marine Corps Installations West meritorious sergeant board in June.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Sgt. Alica Keppley, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 aviation supply specialist, holds her daughter Arrianna, 2, after returning home to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., from a seven-month deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Boxer July 31, 2009. Approximately 100 Marine Attack Squadron 214 and MALS-13 Marines and sailors returned to Yuma. While deployed, the Marines aided in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa, near the Gulf of Aden, including the recovery of Richard Phillips, a civilian cargo ship captain who was taken hostage by Somali pirates.

Sgt. Alica Keppley, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 aviation supply specialist, holds her daughter Arrianna, 2, after returning home to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., from a seven-month deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Boxer July 31, 2009. Approximately 100 Marine Attack Squadron 214 and MALS-13 Marines and sailors returned to Yuma. While deployed, the Marines aided in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa, near the Gulf of Aden, including the recovery of Richard Phillips, a civilian cargo ship captain who was taken hostage by Somali pirates.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Sgt. Daniel A. Arcuri holds his infant son Noah for the first time after returning home to his wife Rachelle at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 31, 2009, from a seven-month deployment at sea with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Four-month-old Noah was born midway through the deployment. A detachment of approximately 100 Marines and six AV-8B Harrier jets from Marine Attack Squadron 214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 set sail Jan. 9, 2009, from San Diego aboard the USS Boxer. The highlight of the deployment was the MEU's participation in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa near Somalia in the Gulf of Aden. The VMA-214 pilots used the Harriers for surveillance and reconnaissance, according to Capt. Michael Maddock, pilot. The aircraft's targeting pod cameras enabled pilots to gather valuable imagery of suspected pirate vessels. Arcuri, a 22-year-old native of Tacoma, Wash., served as the VMA-214 embarkation chief during the deployment. The remainder of VMA-214 is currently deployed to Afghanistan. The last time VMA-214 served with a Marine expeditionary unit was in 2007 when the Black Sheep traveled to Japan to link up with the 31st MEU.

Sgt. Daniel A. Arcuri holds his infant son Noah for the first time after returning home to his wife Rachelle at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 31, 2009, from a seven-month deployment at sea with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Four-month-old Noah was born midway through the deployment. A detachment of approximately 100 Marines and six AV-8B Harrier jets from Marine Attack Squadron 214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 set sail Jan. 9, 2009, from San Diego aboard the USS Boxer. The highlight of the deployment was the MEU's participation in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa near Somalia in the Gulf of Aden. The VMA-214 pilots used the Harriers for surveillance and reconnaissance, according to Capt. Michael Maddock, pilot. The aircraft's targeting pod cameras enabled pilots to gather valuable imagery of suspected pirate vessels. Arcuri, a 22-year-old native of Tacoma, Wash., served as the VMA-214 embarkation chief during the deployment. The remainder of VMA-214 is currently deployed to Afghanistan. The last time VMA-214 served with a Marine expeditionary unit was in 2007 when the Black Sheep traveled to Japan to link up with the 31st MEU.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Sgt. Nathan E. Person kisses his wife Amanda after returning home to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 31, 2009, from a seven-month deployment at sea with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. A detachment of approximately 100 Marines and six AV-8B Harrier jets from Marine Attack Squadron 214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 set sail Jan. 9, 2009, from San Diego aboard the USS Boxer. The highlight of the deployment was the MEU's participation in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa near Somalia in the Gulf of Aden. The VMA-214 pilots used the Harriers for surveillance and reconnaissance, according to Capt. Michael Maddock, pilot. The aircraft's targeting pod cameras enabled pilots to gather valuable imagery of suspected pirate vessels. Person, a 27-year-old native of Newton, Kan., is a Harrier electrical technician with VMA-214. The remainder of VMA-214 is currently deployed to Afghanistan. The last time VMA-214 served with a Marine expeditionary unit was in 2007 when the Black Sheep traveled to Japan to link up with the 31st MEU.

Sgt. Nathan E. Person kisses his wife Amanda after returning home to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 31, 2009, from a seven-month deployment at sea with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. A detachment of approximately 100 Marines and six AV-8B Harrier jets from Marine Attack Squadron 214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 set sail Jan. 9, 2009, from San Diego aboard the USS Boxer. The highlight of the deployment was the MEU's participation in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa near Somalia in the Gulf of Aden. The VMA-214 pilots used the Harriers for surveillance and reconnaissance, according to Capt. Michael Maddock, pilot. The aircraft's targeting pod cameras enabled pilots to gather valuable imagery of suspected pirate vessels. Person, a 27-year-old native of Newton, Kan., is a Harrier electrical technician with VMA-214. The remainder of VMA-214 is currently deployed to Afghanistan. The last time VMA-214 served with a Marine expeditionary unit was in 2007 when the Black Sheep traveled to Japan to link up with the 31st MEU.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Reunited couples embrace after Marines based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., return home July 31, 2009, from a seven-month deployment at sea with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. A detachment of approximately 100 Marines and six AV-8B Harrier jets from Marine Attack Squadron 214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 set sail Jan. 9, 2009, from San Diego aboard the USS Boxer. The highlight of the deployment was the MEU's participation in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa near Somalia in the Gulf of Aden. The VMA-214 pilots used the Harriers for surveillance and reconnaissance, according to Capt. Michael Maddock, pilot. The aircraft's targeting pod cameras enabled pilots to gather valuable imagery of suspected pirate vessels. The remainder of VMA-214 is currently deployed to Afghanistan. The last time VMA-214 served with a Marine expeditionary unit was in 2007 when the Black Sheep traveled to Japan to link up with the 31st MEU.

Reunited couples embrace after Marines based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., return home July 31, 2009, from a seven-month deployment at sea with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. A detachment of approximately 100 Marines and six AV-8B Harrier jets from Marine Attack Squadron 214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 set sail Jan. 9, 2009, from San Diego aboard the USS Boxer. The highlight of the deployment was the MEU's participation in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa near Somalia in the Gulf of Aden. The VMA-214 pilots used the Harriers for surveillance and reconnaissance, according to Capt. Michael Maddock, pilot. The aircraft's targeting pod cameras enabled pilots to gather valuable imagery of suspected pirate vessels. The remainder of VMA-214 is currently deployed to Afghanistan. The last time VMA-214 served with a Marine expeditionary unit was in 2007 when the Black Sheep traveled to Japan to link up with the 31st MEU.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Lance Cpl. Adam Horn, Marine Attack Squadron 214 airframe mechanic, embraces his wife Lindsey after returning home to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., from a seven-month deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Boxer July 31, 2009. Approximately 100 VMA-214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 Marines and sailors returned to Yuma. While deployed, the Marines aided in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa, near the Gulf of Aden, including the recovery of Richard Phillips, a civilian cargo ship captain who was taken hostage by Somali pirates.

Lance Cpl. Adam Horn, Marine Attack Squadron 214 airframe mechanic, embraces his wife Lindsey after returning home to the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., from a seven-month deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the USS Boxer July 31, 2009. Approximately 100 VMA-214 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 Marines and sailors returned to Yuma. While deployed, the Marines aided in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa, near the Gulf of Aden, including the recovery of Richard Phillips, a civilian cargo ship captain who was taken hostage by Somali pirates.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Thomas Manfredi, station community planning and liaison officer, sits at his desk at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 31, 2009, before retiring after nearly 30 years on the air station.

Thomas Manfredi, station community planning and liaison officer, sits at his desk at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 31, 2009, before retiring after nearly 30 years on the air station.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

Military policemen Lance Cpl. Marc Sams, left, and Pfc. Kyle Darst practice a team takedown technique on fellow MP Lance Cpl. Josh Albert during training in the gym at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 28, 2009. The provost marshal’s office trained its MPs to control combative subjects by manipulating their momentum, body mechanics and leverage.

Military policemen Lance Cpl. Marc Sams, left, and Pfc. Kyle Darst practice a team takedown technique on fellow MP Lance Cpl. Josh Albert during training in the gym at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 28, 2009. The provost marshal’s office trained its MPs to control combative subjects by manipulating their momentum, body mechanics and leverage.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Military policemen Lance Cpl. Joshua Tregoning, left, and Lance Cpl. Christopher Warner practice a team cuffing technique on fellow MP Lance Cpl. Fred Cole during training in the gym at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 28, 2009. The provost marshal’s office trained its MPs to control combative subjects by manipulating their momentum, body mechanics and leverage.

Military policemen Lance Cpl. Joshua Tregoning, left, and Lance Cpl. Christopher Warner practice a team cuffing technique on fellow MP Lance Cpl. Fred Cole during training in the gym at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 28, 2009. The provost marshal’s office trained its MPs to control combative subjects by manipulating their momentum, body mechanics and leverage.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Officer Timothy Alrashedy practices a control hold technique on fellow military policeman Pfc. Logan Griffith during training in the gym at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 28, 2009. The provost marshal’s office trained its MPs to control combative subjects by manipulating their momentum, body mechanics and leverage.

Officer Timothy Alrashedy practices a control hold technique on fellow military policeman Pfc. Logan Griffith during training in the gym at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., July 28, 2009. The provost marshal’s office trained its MPs to control combative subjects by manipulating their momentum, body mechanics and leverage.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Lance Cpl. Dane Howard backflips off the high dive at the John F. Kennedy Pool in Yuma, Ariz., during the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron family day dive contest July 24, 2009. Approximately 420 squadron service members and family members attended the social gathering, which was sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services. Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Mangum and Lance Cpl. James Brands both received a golf club for winning the biggest splash and best dive contests during the event.

Lance Cpl. Dane Howard backflips off the high dive at the John F. Kennedy Pool in Yuma, Ariz., during the Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron family day dive contest July 24, 2009. Approximately 420 squadron service members and family members attended the social gathering, which was sponsored by Marine Corps Community Services. Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Mangum and Lance Cpl. James Brands both received a golf club for winning the biggest splash and best dive contests during the event.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Gunnery Sgt. Jose Pimentel, Marine Attack Squadron 214 quality assurance chief straightens a fuel line leading to one of the unit's AV-8B Harriers July 29, 2009, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The squadron also tested its rapid refueling abilities at a forward refuel point with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 at Camp Bastion in the Helmand Province, Aug. 24, 2009. Both squadron's are based in Yuma, Ariz.

Gunnery Sgt. Jose Pimentel, Marine Attack Squadron 214 quality assurance chief straightens a fuel line leading to one of the unit's AV-8B Harriers July 29, 2009, at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan. The squadron also tested its rapid refueling abilities at a forward refuel point with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 at Camp Bastion in the Helmand Province, Aug. 24, 2009. Both squadron's are based in Yuma, Ariz.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto

A Marine Attack Squadron 214 AV-8B Harrier receives fuel July 29, 2009, during a rapid refueling test at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. The squadron also tested its rapid refueling abilities at a forward refuel point with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 at Camp Bastion in the Helmand Province Aug. 24, 2009. Both squadrons are based in Yuma, Ariz.

A Marine Attack Squadron 214 AV-8B Harrier receives fuel July 29, 2009, during a rapid refueling test at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan. The squadron also tested its rapid refueling abilities at a forward refuel point with Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 at Camp Bastion in the Helmand Province Aug. 24, 2009. Both squadrons are based in Yuma, Ariz.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma