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An AV-8B Harrier from Yuma’s Marine Attack Squadron 214 taxis during a dust storm at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan, May 19, 2009. VMA-214 deployed 10 Harriers and nearly 200 personnel to Afghanistan in early May. The unit is currently preparing for the summer’s combat operations.

An AV-8B Harrier from Yuma’s Marine Attack Squadron 214 taxis during a dust storm at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan, May 19, 2009. VMA-214 deployed 10 Harriers and nearly 200 personnel to Afghanistan in early May. The unit is currently preparing for the summer’s combat operations.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto

A pair of AV-8B Harriers from Yuma’s Marine Attack Squadron 214 taxi during a dust storm at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan, May 19, 2009. VMA-214 deployed 10 Harriers and nearly 200 personnel to Afghanistan in early May. The unit is currently preparing for the summer’s combat operations. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto)

A pair of AV-8B Harriers from Yuma’s Marine Attack Squadron 214 taxi during a dust storm at Kandahar Air Base in Afghanistan, May 19, 2009. VMA-214 deployed 10 Harriers and nearly 200 personnel to Afghanistan in early May. The unit is currently preparing for the summer’s combat operations. (Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto

Marine Attack Squadron 214 Marines make free phone calls home during a flight layover in Portsmouth, N.H., en route to southern Afghanistan May 10, 2009. The Blacksheep will be deployed as the sole AV-8B Harrier squadron of Marine Aircraft Group 40, which is formed for the first time since it’s deactivation after the Gulf War.

Marine Attack Squadron 214 Marines make free phone calls home during a flight layover in Portsmouth, N.H., en route to southern Afghanistan May 10, 2009. The Blacksheep will be deployed as the sole AV-8B Harrier squadron of Marine Aircraft Group 40, which is formed for the first time since it’s deactivation after the Gulf War.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto

Sgt. Matthew Grogan, Marine Attack Squadron 214 maintenance controller, takes a rest while waiting for the Blacksheep’s flight to southern Afghanistan May 10, 2009 in the squadron’s hangar. Grogan, a Denver native, and 90 other Marines left May 10, 2009 for a deployment slated to last between six and twelve months.

Sgt. Matthew Grogan, Marine Attack Squadron 214 maintenance controller, takes a rest while waiting for the Blacksheep’s flight to southern Afghanistan May 10, 2009 in the squadron’s hangar. Grogan, a Denver native, and 90 other Marines left May 10, 2009 for a deployment slated to last between six and twelve months.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Gregory Aalto

The first group of Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer instructors for Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. examines the new simulator May 8, 2009. Staff Sgt. Frank Villaverde, a combat instructor from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. visited the station to give 16 student instructors from around station the HEAT class and walk them through the training. The instructors will be qualified for the next two years to train Marines in their units prior to deployment.

The first group of Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer instructors for Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. examines the new simulator May 8, 2009. Staff Sgt. Frank Villaverde, a combat instructor from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. visited the station to give 16 student instructors from around station the HEAT class and walk them through the training. The instructors will be qualified for the next two years to train Marines in their units prior to deployment.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

The first group of Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer instructors for Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. examines the new simulator May 8, 2009. Staff Sgt. Frank Villaverde, a combat instructor from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. visited the station to give 16 student instructors from around station the HEAT class and walk them through the training. The instructors will be qualified for the next two years to train Marines in their units prior to deployment.

The first group of Humvee Egress Assistance Trainer instructors for Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. examines the new simulator May 8, 2009. Staff Sgt. Frank Villaverde, a combat instructor from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. visited the station to give 16 student instructors from around station the HEAT class and walk them through the training. The instructors will be qualified for the next two years to train Marines in their units prior to deployment.

Photo by Cpl. Laura A. Mapes

While a CH-46 Sea Knight lifts off behind him, Lance Cpl. Charles E. Weber, a radio operator with the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, guards the perimeter a makeshift landing zone at Centennial Middle School in Yuma, Ariz., during an exercise simulating the evacuation of U.S. citizens from a foreign nation in crisis April 17, 2009. For special exercises throughout the year, the city of Yuma allows the Marine Corps to use local parks and school sports fields as training areas, which provide real urban locales that couldn't easily be simulated. During the exercise, numerous CH-46s and CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters quickly landed and launched again, dropping off Marines and rescuing role players. The exercise was part of the latest Weapons and Tactics Instructors course taught by the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma. The course teaches Marine aviators and other support personnel from across the Corps the latest in air tactics so students can graduate as instructors who develop future training for their units. Weber is a 20-year-old native of Schwenksville, Pa.

While a CH-46 Sea Knight lifts off behind him, Lance Cpl. Charles E. Weber, a radio operator with the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, guards the perimeter a makeshift landing zone at Centennial Middle School in Yuma, Ariz., during an exercise simulating the evacuation of U.S. citizens from a foreign nation in crisis April 17, 2009. For special exercises throughout the year, the city of Yuma allows the Marine Corps to use local parks and school sports fields as training areas, which provide real urban locales that couldn't easily be simulated. During the exercise, numerous CH-46s and CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters quickly landed and launched again, dropping off Marines and rescuing role players. The exercise was part of the latest Weapons and Tactics Instructors course taught by the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma. The course teaches Marine aviators and other support personnel from across the Corps the latest in air tactics so students can graduate as instructors who develop future training for their units. Weber is a 20-year-old native of Schwenksville, Pa.

Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

Cpl. Abe Miller, a Combat Logistics Company 16 Marine, pays respects to his friend, Cpl. Donte J. Whitworth, a fellow CLC-16 Marine who died in Iraq Feb. 28, 2009, after a plaque was dedicated in Whitworth’s honor at the Armed Forces Park in Yuma, Ariz., April 17, 2009. Whitworth’s family, the mayor of Yuma and the 1st Maintenance Battalion commanding officer attended the ceremony.

Cpl. Abe Miller, a Combat Logistics Company 16 Marine, pays respects to his friend, Cpl. Donte J. Whitworth, a fellow CLC-16 Marine who died in Iraq Feb. 28, 2009, after a plaque was dedicated in Whitworth’s honor at the Armed Forces Park in Yuma, Ariz., April 17, 2009. Whitworth’s family, the mayor of Yuma and the 1st Maintenance Battalion commanding officer attended the ceremony.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Carla Plowden, mother of Cpl. Donte J. Whitworth, a Combat Logistics Company 16 Marine who died in Iraq Feb. 28, 2009, pays her respects at a plaque dedication ceremony in his honor at the Armed Forces Park, Yuma, Ariz., April 17, 2009. CLC-16 attended the dedication, along with the mayor of Yuma and the Camp Pendleton, Calif., 1st Maintenance Battalion commanding officer.

Carla Plowden, mother of Cpl. Donte J. Whitworth, a Combat Logistics Company 16 Marine who died in Iraq Feb. 28, 2009, pays her respects at a plaque dedication ceremony in his honor at the Armed Forces Park, Yuma, Ariz., April 17, 2009. CLC-16 attended the dedication, along with the mayor of Yuma and the Camp Pendleton, Calif., 1st Maintenance Battalion commanding officer.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Austin Hazard

Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 wait for the go to launch the UAV at the Tacts field in the Barry M. Goldwater Range April 15, 2009. As part of VMU-3, they arrived in Yuma March 23, 2009 to participate in training exercises during the Weapons and Tactics Instructors course. VMU-3 was formed Sept. 12, 2008.

Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 wait for the go to launch the UAV at the Tacts field in the Barry M. Goldwater Range April 15, 2009. As part of VMU-3, they arrived in Yuma March 23, 2009 to participate in training exercises during the Weapons and Tactics Instructors course. VMU-3 was formed Sept. 12, 2008.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 make final preparations on the Barry M. Goldwater to launch the UAV April 15. VMU-3 arrived in Yuma March 23 during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. VMU-3 was formed Sept. 12, 2008.

Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 make final preparations on the Barry M. Goldwater to launch the UAV April 15. VMU-3 arrived in Yuma March 23 during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor course. VMU-3 was formed Sept. 12, 2008.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 uses the RQ-7B Shadow 200 system, which includes four unmanned aircraft and two ground stations to monitor the aircraft. The aircraft can send video or images back to any remote viewing terminal connected to it, working as an eye in the sky. VMU-3 is the newest of the Corps' VMU squadrons.

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 uses the RQ-7B Shadow 200 system, which includes four unmanned aircraft and two ground stations to monitor the aircraft. The aircraft can send video or images back to any remote viewing terminal connected to it, working as an eye in the sky. VMU-3 is the newest of the Corps' VMU squadrons.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 operators work in a control station April 15, 2009 to manage the unmanned aerial aircraft on the Barry M. Goldwater Range. Control and monitoring can be transferred between the two stations that come with the RQ-7B Shadow 200 system.

Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 operators work in a control station April 15, 2009 to manage the unmanned aerial aircraft on the Barry M. Goldwater Range. Control and monitoring can be transferred between the two stations that come with the RQ-7B Shadow 200 system.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Josue Aguirre

A Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 Marine monitors the UAV from a ground control station April 15, 2009 out of the Tacts field in the Barry M. Goldwater Range. Control and monitoring can be transferred between the two stations that come with the RQ-7B Shadow 200 system.

A Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3 Marine monitors the UAV from a ground control station April 15, 2009 out of the Tacts field in the Barry M. Goldwater Range. Control and monitoring can be transferred between the two stations that come with the RQ-7B Shadow 200 system.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Josue Aguirre

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, board a CH-53E Super Stallion after securing a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., as part of a Weapons and Tactics Instructor course April 13, 2009. The battalion is training for its deployment in August 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.

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, board a CH-53E Super Stallion after securing a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., as part of a Weapons and Tactics Instructor course April 13, 2009. The battalion is training for its deployment in August 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

A Marine with the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, aims in on a target at a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise 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 with the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, aims in on a target at a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise 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

Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, set up a perimeter around a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise April 13, 2009. The battalion is training for its deployment in August 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.

Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, set up a perimeter around a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise April 13, 2009. The battalion is training for its deployment in August 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

Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, set up a perimeter around a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise April 13, 2009. The battalion is training for its deployment in August 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.

Marines with the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, set up a perimeter around a landing zone on an Army Yuma Proving Ground range in Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise April 13, 2009. The battalion is training for its deployment in August 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

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, fly in a MV-22 Osprey during an air assault exercise in Yuma, Ariz., 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.

Marines from 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, fly in a MV-22 Osprey during an air assault exercise in Yuma, Ariz., 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, counts the Marines in his squad as they board an MV-22 Osprey in a training area east of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise April 13, 2009. The Quincy, Ohio, native, along with approximately 490 other Marines, were air lifted to 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, counts the Marines in his squad as they board an MV-22 Osprey in a training area east of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., during an air assault exercise April 13, 2009. The Quincy, Ohio, native, along with approximately 490 other Marines, were air lifted to 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

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma