U.S. Marines assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, raise the American flag during morning colors on MCAS Yuma, Ariz., July 31, 2019. The ceremony of morning colors in the United States dates back to 1843, when the U.S. Navy adopted the tradition from the British. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Joseph Exner)
Donovan Greg Colver, the house manager for Crossroads Mission, poses for a photo at the Crossroads Mission in Yuma, Ariz., August 13, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Sabrina Candiaflores)
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.
Every week, the Marines and Sailors of MCAS Yuma participate in various volunteer events through the Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS) and the Single Marine Program (SMP). The service members have made a positive impact on the community through these events but specifically, the Crossroads Mission.
“I love seeing the service members come in to volunteer, because I have absolute respect for anyone who chooses to serve in any branch of our military,”...
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.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. (March 9, 2019) -- The familiar sound of an F-35B flying through the air aboard Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma echoes along the flight line, but today the sound incited the cheers and applause from over 20,000 spectators during the 57th Annual Yuma Airshow, March 9.
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. (March 9, 2019) -- What better place to enjoy 70 degree weather in early March, free entertainment and aircraft demonstrations than the annual Yuma Airshow? Yuma is home to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, the busiest air station in the Marine Corps, which supports 80 percent of the USMC’s air-to-ground aviation training.
