Cmdr. Constance Solina discusses the construction projects currently being completed and projects planned for the future on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. Some of the projects include a chow hall, barracks and new hangers for the air station.
Gunnery Sgt Mario Powers, the Legal Services Chief with Legal Services Support Team (LSST) Yuma, poses for a photo in the Legal Services building on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Jan. 15, 2019. The LSST is responsible for all things legal aboard MCAS Yuma; the photo was taken in support of a Military Matters submission to local news outlets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl John Hall)
El Camino del Diablo “The Devil’s Highway” is a historic 250-mile road that extends through the Sonoran Desert in both Pima County and Yuma County, Arizona with parts of the trail falling on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma’s Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR).
The BMGR spans more than one million acres of land and is used as a bombing range where pilots can practice air maneuvers and dropping ordnance. The range is managed by MCAS Yuma’s Conservation Office, a station asset that is in charge of taking care of the land ranges and protecting the wildlife that lives there.
Over 70% of the BMGR is accessible by the public for recreational activities such as camping, hiking, wildlife viewing, recreational shooting and more....
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.
