U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground’s economic impact is significant, longstanding

YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ, UNITED STATES

11.18.2018

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U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground

The most recent comprehensive study of all of Arizona’s military installations by The Maguire Company in November 2017 found that U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground's annual direct, indirect, and induced economic impact is in excess of $1.1. billion annually. Of the nearly $700 million in direct annual impact, nearly $250 million was the product of wages paid to the more than 2,000 civilians who work here.

While impressive, these numbers were compiled prior to the creation of the Army Futures Command (AFC) in 2018. Since then, YPG has actively supported six of AFC’s Cross Functional Teams (CFTs) building the Army's future force, which seeks to retain overmatch with near-peer adversaries in a high intensity conflict. In the summer of 2020, YPG’s hosting of Project Convergence (PC), the Army’s largest capabilities demonstration of the year, brought in well over 900 visiting support personnel for as long as six weeks. The 2021 iteration of PC promises to be even larger.

• Date Taken: 11.18.2018
• Date Posted: 05.25.2021 09:45
• Photo ID: 6660532
• VIRIN: 181118-A-AB000-001
• Resolution: 1861x1489
• Size: 1.23 MB
• Location: YUMA PROVING GROUND, AZ, US