Photo by Lance Cpl. Reba James | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 03.21.2014
Marines of the noncommissioned officer council for Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 (MALS-13) stationed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., prepare to take part in the unit campaign streamer ceremony during the squadron birthday celebration on the parade field aboard MCAS Yuma, March 21. The celebration was conducted to honor the 72nd anniversary of MALS-13....
Photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel Avendano | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 11.03.2012
Yuma-based Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 211 Wake Island Avengers and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 returned home to cheering friends and family at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma after a combat deployment in Afghanistan, Nov. 3. There was also excitement in the air as two VMA-211 AV-8B Harriers taxied down the runway to rest on the MCAS Yuma flight line once again after their long......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel Avendano | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 11.03.2012
Yuma-based Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 211 Wake Island Avengers and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 as well as two AV-8B Harriers returned home to excited friends and family at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma after a combat deployment in Afghanistan, Nov. 3. "We're all just happy to be home, being able to see our families," said Major Robb McDonald, a AV-8B Harrier pilot with......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel Avendano | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 11.03.2012
Yuma-based Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 211 Wake Island Avengers and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 as well as two AV-8B Harriers returned home to friends and family at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma after a combat deployment in Afghanistan, Nov. 3. Inside the hangar, guests were kept upbeat with food, drinks, music and a bouncing house for the kids to enjoy. Many military......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel Avendano | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 11.03.2012
Yuma-based Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 211 Wake Island Avengers and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 as well as two AV-8B Harriers returned home to excited friends and family at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma after a combat deployment in Afghanistan, Nov. 3. Children and adults alike rushed to the arriving Marines as they filed off the bus with celebratory red roses in hand. A......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel Avendano | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 11.03.2012
Yuma-based Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 211 Wake Island Avengers and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 as well as two AV-8B Harriers returned home to friends and family after a combat deployment in Afghanistan, Nov. 3. Homemade "Welcome Home Daddy!" and "We Love You!" posters were carried by the guests on the flightline awaiting the return of their respective Marines. The event......
Photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel Avendano | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 11.01.2012
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma-based Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 211 returned home to friends and family after a seven month deployment in Afghanistan, Nov. 1. “Coming home is exciting, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen my son,” said Monica Pena, the mother of Cpl. James Pena and a native of Guam. “I look forward to hugging him.”...
Photo by Lance Cpl. Uriel Avendano | Marine Corps Air Station Yuma | 11.01.2012
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma-based Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 211 returned home to friends and family after a seven month deployment in Afghanistan, Nov. 1. The anxious and excited attendees await the arrival of their Marines with signs and cameras at the ready inside of VMA-211’s hangar....