U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground command team thankful... 11.20.2025 | Photo by Mark Schauer U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson and Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Holthus (right) visit with residents of the Arizona State...
New Yuma Test Center section, MOTRACS demos... 09.24.2025 | Photo by Ana Henderson The Motorpool, operated by the Mobile Operations, Transport, Recovery, and Crane Support, represents the consolidation of the Mobile Crane...
State and federal law enforcement agencies lend... 09.18.2025 | Photo by Ana Henderson Yuma, Ariz. — On the morning of Sept. 18, Soldiers from the Yuma Test Center Airborne Test Force (ATF) and Military Free Fall School jumped from...
Border mission Soldiers train at U.S. Army Yuma... 09.11.2025 | Photo by Mark Schauer Deployed earlier this year to the Customs and Border Protection’s Tucson sector in support of Joint Task Force Southern Border, the 2nd Infantry...
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground recovers from monsoon... 09.05.2025 | Courtesy Photo U.S. Army Yuma Proving (YPG) was inundated by a major monsoon in the overnight hours of Sept. 4, 2025. Some areas of the post received more than...
YTC up-and-coming employees participate in Public... 09.05.2025 | Courtesy Photo Riley Sinek leads test programs for the Aviation Systems and Electronic Test Division’s Sensors Test Branch. He spent his exchange at Invariant...
Local law enforcement agencies lend support to... 09.03.2025 | Photo by Ana Henderson Yuma Test Center’s Airborne Test Force Soldiers called on the help of the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) and U.S. Customs and Border...
MWR food service at your fingertips 08.21.2025 | Photo by Ana Henderson Waiting in line could be a thing of the past at the BROC Café and other MWR eateries with the new ChowNow mobile ordering service.
Happy Thanksgiving, Yuma Proving Ground! 11.25.2025 | Video by Eugene Garcia and Ana Henderson U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson, Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Holthus, and Yuma Test Center Commander Lt. Col. Kevin Hicks...
A word from ARTC Commander Lt. Col. Brian Karhoff... 09.15.2025 | Video by Eugene Garcia September is Army Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness of suicide and to promote suicide prevention efforts. The 2025 Army Suicide...
A word from YTC Commander Lt. Col. Kevin Hicks on... 09.08.2025 | Video by Eugene Garcia September is Army Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness of suicide and to promote suicide prevention efforts. The 2025 Army Suicide...
A word from the YPG Command Team on Army Suicide... 09.03.2025 | Video by Eugene Garcia September is Army Suicide Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness of suicide and to promote suicide prevention efforts. The 2025 Army Suicide...
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground: Three Natural... 08.19.2025 | Video by Eugene Garcia One of the largest military installations in the world, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground’s mission is to ensure the success and dependability of...
Happy 250th Birthday, U.S. Army! 06.14.2025 | Video by Eugene Garcia Yuma’s Colorado River State Historic Park, which was an Army Quartermaster Depot from 1869 to 1884, hosted a free public event for the Army’s...
Army 250th Birthday Walk/Run at U.S. Army Yuma... 06.12.2025 | Video by Eugene Garcia The U.S. Army celebrates its 250th Birthday on June 14th. To commemorate the upcoming birthday, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground has been hosting a...
Tested by Fire: The Yuma Proving Ground story 06.03.2025 | Video by Eugene Garcia As the U.S. Army celebrates its 250th birthday on June 14, 2025, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground reflects on its place in Army history.
New Yuma Test Center section, MOTRACS demos... 11.25.2025 | Story by Ana Henderson Earlier this fall, senior leadership from Yuma Proving Ground and the Yuma Test Center (YTC) attended a comprehensive demonstration showcasing the...
Airspace a precious commodity at U.S. Army Yuma... 11.13.2025 | Story by Mark Schauer The vast size of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) includes nearly 2,000 square miles of restricted airspace, with clear, stable air and an...
Border mission Soldiers train at U.S. Army Yuma... 09.30.2025 | Story by Mark Schauer Deployed earlier this year to the Customs and Border Protection’s Tucson sector in support of Joint Task Force Southern Border, the 2nd Infantry...
Potent anti-armor munition integrated into MQ-9 at... 09.25.2025 | Story by Mark Schauer A venerable unmanned aerial system (UAS) now has a potent new arrow in its quiver thanks to testing at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG). YPG...
James D. Price Elementary School welcomes new principal 09.24.2025 | Story by Ana Henderson PFC James D. Price Elementary School welcomes new principal, Alexandria Johnson, for the 2025/26 school year. To introduce her to the Yuma Proving...
YTC up-and-coming employees participate in Public... 09.23.2025 | Story by Ana Henderson Imagine being able to swap your place of employment for six months to work at a high-tech corporation, then return to work and implement those...
State and federal law enforcement agencies lend... 09.18.2025 | Story by Ana Henderson The Airborne Soldiers at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) have a dangerous enough job of jumping from an aircraft onto solid ground yet they...
MWR food service at your fingertips 09.10.2025 | Story by Ana Henderson Are you thinking of ordering food from Yuma Proving Ground’s dining facilities? You can now do it with a few clicks of your computer mouse or...
Outpost Outspoken, Episode 83 09.22.2025 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with Dr. John Hunter, Chief Science Officer of a private industry customer testing at YPG to ultimately use artillery to...
Desert Rat Testament, Episode 36 09.08.2025 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with Lt. Col. (ret.) Robert Rutledge, a retired Marine who served in the infantry from 1968 to 1970 and as an officer from...
Outpost Outspoken, Episode 82 08.25.2025 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Ana Henderson talks with Engineering Support Branch Operations Research Analyst Peter Lariviere, Yuma Test Center's Mission Support Employee...
Desert Rat Testament, Episode 35 07.30.2025 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with Chief Warrant Officer 4 (ret.) Jay Stokes, a Green Beret who served in uniform from 1974 to 1998 and was instrumental...
Outpost Outspoken, Episode 81 07.28.2025 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with Maj. Albert Wheaton, Yuma Proving Ground Deputy Police Chief, about being a non-roster invitee to the 1991 Atlanta...
Desert Rat Testament, Episode 34 07.02.2025 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with Gary Magrino, who while on active duty served as transportation officer for U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground from 1982...
Outpost Outspoken, Episode 80 06.30.2025 | Audio by Eugene Garcia 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...
Desert Rat Testament, Episode 33 06.04.2025 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with Darin Meeks, who after retiring as an Army 1st Sgt. worked as a geodetics technician at Yuma Proving Ground from 2005...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 11.20.2025 | Courtesy Publication 24 November 2025 edition of The Outpost
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 10.13.2025 | Courtesy Publication 13 October 2025 edition of The Outpost
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 09.25.2025 | Courtesy Publication In this issue: • Potent anti-armor munition integrated into MQ-9 at YPG • Military Free Fall School’s Bravo Company welcomes sergeant...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 09.11.2025 | Courtesy Publication In this issue: • U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground supports milestone user test of launched effects • Wide open spaces protect YPG’s...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 08.28.2025 | Courtesy Publication In this issue: • Airborne Soldiers train for water jumps • Tropic Regions Test Center boasts decades of institutional knowledge • Local...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 08.14.2025 | Courtesy Publication In this issue: • YTC acquires new laser cleaning capability • All-Range Tactical Clothing system tested at Yuma Test Center • YPG Command...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 07.30.2025 | Courtesy Publication The Outpost's annual summer hiatus is over and the Aug. 4, issue is now available. In this issue: • New U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Command...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 07.02.2025 | Courtesy Publication In this issue: • Artillery charges improved at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground • Keeping safe in the skies: YTC’s Flight Services Division...
Desert Rat Testament Desert Rat Testament is a monthly anthology that collects the stories and recollections of retired U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground employees of...
Outpost Outspoken Outpost Outspoken is the official podcast of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, which conducts natural environment testing of military equipment in...
