U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) take part in the monthly Guardians' Cup physical training competition aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Jan 21, 2021. The Marines take part in this competition to build comradery among shops in H&HS. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean and Lance Cpl. Carlos Kealy)
U.S. Marines with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) take part in the monthly Guardians' Cup physical training competition aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Jan 21, 2021. The Marines take part in this competition to build comradery among shops in H&HS. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean and Lance Cpl. Carlos Kealy)
A KC-130J with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152 expends countermeasure flares to defeat a simulated surface-to-air missile, or Smokey Sam at Barry M. Goldwater Range West aboard Marine Corps Air Station Yuma training grounds. The Smokey Sam tests the aircraft’s electronic countermeasure systems and ensures that flares are expended to defeat the infrared threat. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Gabrielle Sanders)
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.
