Military Officers Association of America gets update on YPG test activities

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After the Department of War in September 2025 approved an $8 million grant for Yuma Elementary School District (YESD) # 1 to partially fund construction of a new building, on May 19, 2026 a large crowd of students and U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground residents joined officials in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Pfc. James D. Price school building. Read more at: https://dvidshub.net/r/ui7qkw

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Military Officers Association of America gets...

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U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Public Affairs Officer Mark Schauer gives an update about the post’s developmental test activities on behalf...

Honoring the fallen

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U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground commander Col. John Nelson provides keynote remarks at a Memorial Day ceremony at Yuma’s Desert Lawn Cemetery on...

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05.25.2026 | Photo by Mark Schauer

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground commander Col. John Nelson provides keynote remarks at a Memorial Day ceremony at Yuma’s Sunset Vista cemetery on...

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05.25.2026 | Photo by Mark Schauer

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Holthus salutes at a Memorial Day ceremony at Yuma’s Desert Lawn Cemetery on May 25, 2026.

Officials break ground for new elementary school...

05.19.2026 | Photo by Mark Schauer

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson speaks at the James D. Price Elementary School groundbreaking on May 19, 2026.

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U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Chaplain Byron Denman (right) participated in a ‘Stop the Stigma’ mental health panel discussion with other...

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Yuma Proving Ground helps celebrate America's 250th...

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01.29.2026 | Video by Eugene Garcia

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Equipment vs. the environment: Tropic Regions...

05.27.2026 | Story by Ana Henderson

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Yuma Proving Ground Interim Police Chief narrowly...

05.21.2026 | Story by Mark Schauer

Growing up in rural Georgia, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Interim Police Chief Albert Wheaton was a die-hard Atlanta Braves fan. Just as...

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After the Department of War last September approved an $8 million grant for Yuma Elementary School District (YESD) # 1 to partially fund...

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After a devastating fire last year, one of Yuma County’s most active veterans service organizations thanks to a transfer of abandoned and...

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Yuma Test Center's Proof Gun System supports Army...

05.07.2026 | Story by Ana Henderson

In the past, testing a gun tube required an accompanying weapon system. The future is here where that is no longer necessary. U.S Army Yuma Test...

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04.30.2026 | Story by Ana Henderson

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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 88

05.04.2026 | Audio by Eugene Garcia

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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 87

04.06.2026 | Audio by Eugene Garcia

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Outpost Outspoken, Episode 86

03.09.2026 | Audio by Eugene Garcia

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Host Mark Schauer interviews Munitions and Weapons Test Officer Esteban Hernandez about countermine testing. Also, Host Ana Henderson talks with...

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April 27, 2026 edition of The Outpost, the official newspaper of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground.

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