U.S. Marine Corps volunteers with the Single Marine Program (SMP) remove built-up silt from a Bighorn Sheep watering hole at the Betty Lee Tank in Yuma, Ariz., Mar 20, 2021. The SMP sends volunteers to help with community efforts to build relations between the community and the Marine Corps. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean)
Arizona U.S. Senator Mark Kelly (center) visits Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz., April 5, 2021. Senator Kelly toured MCAS Yuma to familiarize himself with the current state of the air station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jason Monty)
Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), a unit on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma. WTI emphasizes the operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. Although MAWTS-1 provides tactical training and certification, there is another unit working tirelessly behind the scenes.
Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 371, on MCAS Yuma, performs all the standard duties of a wing support squadron, by providing motor transportation, combat engineering, and expeditionary airfield services. During WTI, MWSS-371 also provides vehicle and personnel support to help augment the...
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. (Aug. 15, 2019)— “The SMP volunteers are here and the job WILL get done,” stated Sgt. Christian Huesca, an aviation radar technician assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 1 and the 2019 Station Volunteer of the Year.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. (Aug. 5, 2019) -- As he gets in the prone position, keeping both feet flat on the deck, Cpl. Jacob Campos, a Tactical Air Defense Controller assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 1, conducts his mental checklist of the Marine Corps rifle fundamentals; firm and high pistol grip, leaving his index finger straight and off the trigger, his cheek pressed up against the buttstock of the rifle, and...
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. (May 20, 2019)— For Sgt. Angelica Mendoza, the Receiving Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge (NCOIC) of Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma’s Distribution Management Office (DMO), fitness isn’t just about herself, it’s about helping others.
