Photo by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 12.13.2025
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson speaks at the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at Yuma's Sunset Vista Cemetery on December 13, 2025....
Photo by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 12.13.2025
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson (left) and wife Gina (right) participate in the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at Yuma's Sunset Vista Cemetery on December 13, 2025. Nelson also provided keynote remarks at the event....
Photo by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 12.13.2025
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson participates in the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at Yuma's Sunset Vista Cemetery on December 13, 2025. Nelson also provided keynote remarks at the event....
Photo by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 12.13.2025
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson speaks at the annual Wreaths Across America ceremony at Yuma's Sunset Vista Cemetery on December 13, 2025....
Photo by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 12.06.2025
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson (center) and Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Holthus (right) participated in annual memorial ceremony honoring the Bushmasters on December 6, 2025. The event at Yuma, Arizona’s Desert Lawn Cemetery honors the Soldiers of the 158th Regimental Combat Team who earned international acclaim for their tenacity in jungle combat in the Pacific......
Photo by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 11.20.2025
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson and Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Holthus (right) visit with residents of the Arizona State Veterans Home-Yuma during a Thanksgiving luncheon on November 20, 2025. “I think it’s really important as a still-serving active-duty officer to show my appreciation for veterans that came before me, especially during the holidays,” said Nelson.......
Photo by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 09.15.2025
With decades of experience testing unmanned aircraft, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground hosted evaluations of the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS), a one-way attack aircraft sponsored by the Marine Corps. Harkening back to the Liberty Ship production model that rapidly produced thousands of cargo ships during World War II, testers hope that the LUCAS will eventually serve a similar......
Photo by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 09.11.2025
Deployed earlier this year to the Customs and Border Protection’s Tucson sector in support of Joint Task Force Southern Border, the 2nd Infantry Division’s 212th Stryker Brigade, typically stationed at Fort Carson, Colo. recently accomplished a full week of live fire training at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG). YPG’s vast size allowed for live fire training using both 120 mm mortars......
