Audio by Eugene Garcia | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 03.09.2026
Host Ana Henderson interviews Chief Warrant Officer 2 Melvin Bullard, Officer-in-Charge of YPG's elite Airborne Test Force, about the post's cargo and personnel parachute developmental test mission. Plus, Host Mark Schauer gets to know Chaplain (Maj.) Byron Denman, YPG's recently arrived installation chaplain. The next episode of Outpost Outspoken will be released on April 6, 2026....
Audio by Eugene Garcia | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 02.09.2026
Host Mark Schauer interviews Munitions and Weapons Test Officer Esteban Hernandez about countermine testing. Also, Host Ana Henderson talks with Religious Affairs Non-Commissioned Officer Sgt. Victor Villa about the YPG Chapel's importance to community life....
Audio by Eugene Garcia | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 09.22.2025
Host Mark Schauer talks with Dr. John Hunter, Chief Science Officer of a private industry customer testing at YPG to ultimately use artillery to launch payloads into low-Earth orbit. Plus, Host Ana Henderson chats with heavy equipment mechanic and crane operator Robert Valencia about his experience running with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. The Season 7 finale of Outpost Outspoken will be......
Audio by Eugene Garcia | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 06.30.2025
Host Ana Henderson talks with Staff Sgt. Angel Viveros, a member of Yuma Proving Ground's elite Airborne Test Force who was recently named Army Test and Evaluation Command NCO of the Year. Also, host Mark Schauer chats with Alabama native Cullen Wilkes, an Arizona National Guard Officer whose civilian career as an Air Delivery test officer at Yuma Proving Ground began as an internship. The......
Audio by Eugene Garcia | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 06.02.2025
On the 250th Army Birthday edition of Outpost Outspoken, host Mark Schauer talks with YPG Commander Col. John Nelson about the upcoming June 14 celebration at Yuma's Colorado River State Historic Park. Also, Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Millare reflects on more than a quarter century of service. The next episode of Outpost Outspoken will be released June 30, 2025....
Audio by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryant Lang | AFN Naples | 03.28.2025
250328-N-EB640-1001 NAPLES, Italy (March 28, 2025) Regional news highlighting a new ready building on Yuma's proving ground and Eagle Resolve 25. (U.S. Navy audio by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Bryant Lang)...
Audio by Eugene Garcia | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 03.12.2025
Host Mark Schauer talks with Wayne Schilders, who grew up in Arkansas and enlisted in the National Guard during his junior year in high school. Joining the regular Army after graduation, Schilders trained in field artillery at Fort Sill and spent a year at Camp Stanley, South Korea before arriving at Yuma Proving Ground in 1982 at age 19. He was both Soldier of the Year and NCO of the Year......
Audio by Eugene Garcia | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 03.10.2025
Host Mark Schauer talks with Daniel Sanchez of Yuma Proving Ground's Technology and Investments Directorate about the future of developmental test. Plus, Schauer talks with Arctic Regions Test Center Security Specialist Guy Lene about Alaska's rugged conditions. The next episode of Outpost Outspoken will be released on April 7, 2025....
