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Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Cpl. Aaron Diamant
Date: 2012-01-25 00:00:00
Capt. Kyle Ugone achieved the Guinness World Record holder for the most completed Lego sets in a private collection with an astonishing 1,091 sets. Ugone actually has 1,251 sets, but some did not count toward the record due to being reproductions or not having the original instructions.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant
Date: 2011-05-04 09:17:00
Col. Anton Nerad, outgoing Marine Aircraft Group 13 commanding officer, runs away as he is blasted with a fire hose by the station’s Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Department Marines on the flight line after his last harrier flight with MAG-13 May 4, 2011. Nerad relinquished MAG-13 command to Col. Michael Gough, former Marine Attack Squadron 311 commanding officer, on the station parade deck later that night. Nerad will go on to become the partnership information coordination chief in Iraq and will be responsible for the coordination of five national level joint partnership teams.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-05-02 20:06:00
Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 Marines refurbish a static display of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft near the station’s main gate May 2, 2011. Ten MALS-13 Marines have been working on the display for approximately three weeks, to include panel replacement, debris removal and a fresh paint job. “I think we have a very tasking job,” said Sgt. Richard Snelling, MALS-13 power plant mechanic. “This thing was disgusting and we made it look good.” The Marine Corps received its first batch of Phantoms in 1962 at the former Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro, Calif. The last Phantom saw its end in 1992. “Being part of the restoration of one of the birds the Marine Corps has flown is a rare opportunity with a pretty good honor to it,” said Snelling. “These aircraft are the first things people see when they drive by here and the first thing that catches their eye. Being part of the restoration is probably something I won’t get to do again and something not a lot of people get to be a part of.”

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-05-02 19:53:00
Lance Cpl. Casey Daves, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 airframes mechanic, adds a fresh coat of paint to a static display of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft at the station's main gate May 2, 2011. Ten MALS-13 Marines have been working on the display for approximately three weeks, to include panel replacement, debris removal and a fresh paint job. “I think we have a very tasking job,” said Sgt. Richard Snelling, MALS-13 power plant mechanic. “This thing was disgusting and we made it look good.” The Marine Corps received its first batch of Phantoms in 1962 at the former Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro, Calif. The last Phantom saw its end in 1992. “Being part of the restoration of one of the birds the Marine Corps has flown is a rare opportunity with a pretty good honor to it,” said Snelling. “These aircraft are the first things people see when they drive by here and the first thing that catches their eye. Being part of the restoration is probably something I won’t get to do again and something not a lot of people get to be a part of.”

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant
Date: 2011-04-28 08:45:00
Gunnery Sgt. Scott Hubbard, criminal investigations division chief investigator, runs with a torch as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics along a barren, open desert section of Interstate 8, April 28, 2011. Marines from the provost marshal’s office took part in the annual event, running 15 miles to raise money for the Special Olympics.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-04-26 13:53:00
King Wong poses next to machinery in the Marine Corps Air Station Auto Hobby Shop April 26, 2011. After 16 years as the shop's manager, Wong's auto hobby center was recognized as one of the best auto shops in the Corps before he retires July 15, 2011. "He has done a lot of innovative things at the hobby shop, far above what is expected of him. We really hate to see him go. The next guy has big shoes to fill," said David Rodriguez, station environmental director.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Cpl. Graham J. Benson
Date: 2011-04-14 20:28:00
Harry Johnson, original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilot, shakes hands with Lt. Col. Gary Roesti, Marine Aircraft Group 13 headquarters element commanding officer, during a dinner for the Black Sheep reunion hosted by the Marine Corps Aviation Association at the Sonoran Pueblo April 14, 2011. Johnson, Jim Hill and Ed Harper, all original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilots and three of the only five still remaining, attended the event. All served under Medal of Honor recipient and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon
Date: 2011-04-14 10:04:00
Jim Hill, original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilot, examines the cockpit of an F4U-Corsair at the squadron’s hangar April 14, 2011, just as he did when he flew the aircraft almost 70 years ago in World War II. The Black Sheep hosted three out of five of their remaining founders for a reunion day and dinner, bringing them together for the first time since 1994. All served under Medal of Honor winner and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Cpl. Graham J. Benson
Date: 2011-04-14 10:09:00
Jim Hill, original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilot, stands in front of an F4U-Corsair, the model he flew during World War II, during a reunion at the squadron’s hangar April 14, 2011. VMA-214 hosted three of the remaining five original Black Sheep pilots, bringing the men together for the first time since 1994. All served under Medal of Honor winner and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Cpl. Graham J. Benson
Date: 2011-04-14 09:24:00
Jim Hill, Ed Harper and Harry Johnson, all original Marine Attack Squadron 214 pilots and three of the only five still remaining, catch up with each other before speaking with media in the squadron’s ready room April 14, 2011. All served under Medal of Honor recipient and first Black Sheep commanding officer Gregory “Pappy” Boyington during the squadron’s first combat deployment in the Pacific in 1943.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant
Date: 2011-04-19 10:46:00
Lance Cpl. Jerry Weatherford, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 data technician, examines the propeller of an RQ-7B Shadow at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in California, April 19, 2011. VMU-4 will spend nearly two weeks in the field in support of the current Weapons and Tactics Instructor course, marking the first time the newly formed squadron has participated in the class.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-04-12 12:36:00
Staff Sgt. Jose Bugarin, left, Marine Corps Community Services retail staff noncommissioned officer, hands Petty Officer 3rd Class Jacob Gill, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 corpsman, his purchases at the mobile post-exchange at Site 50 in the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona, April 12, 2011.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-04-09 08:27:00
Alec Bailey, soccer player for the Yuma Dragons, kicks the ball downfield during an April 9, 2011, game at Rancho Viejo Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz. Bailey and his teammates are coached by Sgt. Rodolfo Ayala, Combat Logistics Company 16 utility chief, who has been part of the All-Marine men's soccer team two years in a row.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant
Date: 2011-04-07 12:00:00
A fringe-toed lizard pauses on a Barry M. Goldwater Range sand dune during a video shoot with Wild Horizons April 7, 2011. A Wild Horizons video crew and Arizona Game and Fish Department biologist spent a week filming on the range for part of the upcoming Discovery Channel documentary Wild Planet: North America. The lizard was featured for its unique specializations to live in the harsh environments of the blowing sand dunes.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-04-09 09:10:00
Sgt. Rodolfo Ayala, Yuma Dragons soccer coach, left, celebrates with his team after a victory at Rancho Viejo Elementary School in Yuma, Ariz., April 9, 2011. The team, which is comprised of both local children and those of Marines, has a record of 5-1 so far in its season, leading their league in total number of goals scored.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant
Date: 2011-04-07 18:01:00
Videographer Paul Stewart of Wild Horizons, a wildlife film production company, looks through the viewfinder of a high speed camera while capturing images of the fringe-toed lizard on the Barry M. Goldwater Range April 7, 2011. Stewart, along with assistant producer Alicia Decina and Arizona Game and Fish Department biologist Randy Babb spent a week filming reptiles on the range for part of the upcoming Discovery Channel documentary Wild Planet: North America. The only free-blowing dune complex in the state of Arizona is located on the Goldwater range, making it an ideal location for the shoot.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-03-26 10:07:00
Drummers with the Cibola High School band perform on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during the 49th annual Yuma Air Show, March 26, 2011. The event is the fruit of combined efforts from station personnel, civilians, visiting units from other services, veterans and the participation of the audience. “It’s the local community that really puts on the air show,” said David Koopman, the station’s Marine Corps Community Services director.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-03-26 12:28:00
Lance Cpl. Carl Swamguarim, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 467 ordnance technician, shows civilians the barrel of an AH-1W SuperCobra’s gattling gun on the flight line of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during the 49th annual Yuma Air Show, March 26, 2011.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-03-26 14:54:00
Yuma Marines unload off of an MV-22 Osprey for a troop insertion movement during a Marine Air Ground Task Force demonstration on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., March 26, 2011. The MAGTF demo was the main event at the 49th annual Yuma Air Show. The event allowed spectators a glimpse of how the aviation combat element of a MAGTF works.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-03-24 12:47:00
Sgt. Joshua Rookey, left, Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 expeditionary airfield technician, and Sgt. Julian Torres, MWSS-371 supply chief, drill a pad onto a newly formed expeditionary airfield at Laguna Army Air Field in Arizona, during a predeployment training exercise, March 24, 2011. Fourteen MWSS-371 Marines practiced setting pads down while wearing full mission oriented protective posture gear to simulate a deployment scenario. The pads allow aircraft to land with minimal foreign object debris, making it easier to land and refuel. The Sandsharks' predeployment training also overlapped with exercise Crown Joule 3, a Marine Aircraft Group 13 training cycle that helps pilots gain experience for the squadron's deployment to Afghanistan in fall.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-03-26 12:00:00
An air show spectator waves at a passing B-17 Flying Fortress on the flight line of the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., during the 49th Yuma Air Show, March 26, 2011. The event attracted more than 40,000 visitors and showcased more than 30 aircraft with static displays from both military units and civilians.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-03-24 11:07:00
Cpl. Justin Davis, Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 fuel specialist, tosses a valve to a Marine during a period of instruction at Laguna Army Air Field March 24, 2011. Davis taught Marines how to repair gate valves used throughout fueling systems. "It's important to teach our Marines how to repair our gear prior to deploying to Afghanistan so that mistakes aren't made," said Davis, "I'm confident we can do our job efficiently out there."

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-03-01 13:07:00
A memorial tribute that shows 35 explosive ordnance disposal Marines who have died supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, and on duty, stands at the Combined Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit building at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., March 1, 2011. “Every EOD tech on this wall we know, either personally or we’ve worked with them,” said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Simon Wade, unit officer in charge. “There’s a story behind every one of these guys.” When the wall was first dedicated, it was a simple one-faced structure that only had 19 faces on it, and wood cutouts of Iraq and Afghanistan. The wall has since expanded in commemorating the deceased, the country models far more detailed with the locations of major cities and rivers etched into them, courtesy of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 combat engineers.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-02-28 11:22:00
1st Lt. Mycal Anders, body builder and Marine Air Control Squadron 1 air traffic control officer, pushes his body's limits in the gym at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 28, 2011, as part of his rigorous daily training routine. Anders, an amateur body builder, is preparing himself for a national-level competition in Los Angeles March 26, 2011, weighing in at 198 pounds for the light heavyweight division.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-03-01 13:04:00
A memorial tribute that shows 35 explosive ordnance disposal Marines who have died supporting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and on duty, stands at the Combined Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit building at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., March 1, 2011. "Every EOD tech on this wall we know, either personally or we've worked with them," said Chief Warrant Officer 2 Simon Wade, unit officer in charge. "There's a story behind every one of these guys." When the wall was first dedicated, it was a simple one-faced structure that only had 19 faces on it, and wood cutouts of Iraq and Afghanistan. The wall has since expanded in commemorating the deceased, the country models far more detailed with the locations of major cities and rivers etched into them, courtesy of Marine Wing Support Squadron 371 combat engineers.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-02-22 13:52:00
Lance Cpl. Steven Akarim, infantryman and one of the six newest members of the Silent Drill Platoon, takes a break from a long practice session on a baseball field at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 22, 2011. For countless years, the SDP has been the world’s representation of Marines personifying the discipline and precision of the Corps through their performances around the globe. Akarim became a member of this prestigious group Feb. 15, 2011, their challenge day, which determines whether or not the students are ready to become a part of the SDP. Akarim finished at the top of his class, earning him the title of “New Dog," a nickname given by the SDP to the most prominent student. He also made it to what the SDP call, The Marching 24, meaning he is one of the 24 active members of the SDP and will perform with them across the world. “I put so much work into my training every day,” said Akarim. “It’s a tremendous accomplishment that fills me with a great sense of pride. I am honored to represent the Corps and our great nation.”

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-02-14 09:44:00
A medical responder with the Yuma Regional Medical Center prepares Lance Cpl. Michelle Rhea, Installation Personnel and Administrative Center separations clerk, to be evacuated by helicopter to the center during Exercise Desert Impact on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2011. More than 400 Marine, sailors and civilians participated in the event, which called for station collaboration with civilian and federal agencies to diffuse a simulated scenario in which a terrorist shot down an aircraft during the station’s annual air show.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Jakob Schulz
Date: 2011-02-15 13:37:00
Petty Officer 1st Class Ranald Conlin, based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., earned the Navy Aerospace Medicine Technician of the year award and was named the 3rd Marine Air Wing Senior Petty Officer of the Year recently. “It’s a great honor,” said Conlin, a native of Herlingen, Texas, and former Canadian who received his citizenship after joining the Corps.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-02-11 19:03:00
Cpl. Oscar Franquez, the Silent Drill Platoon's guide and rifle inspector, practices the single inspection sequence Feb. 12, 2011, at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. The Silent Drill Platoon from Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., also known as 8th & I, comes to the station annually to complete Silent Drill School and to prepare for the Marine Corps Battle Colors Detachment tour. During the show, Franquez plays the role of rifle inspector in the inspection sequence, demonstrating elaborate rifle spins and tosses. The rifle being spun is the M-1 Garand used during World War II. "It's a great honor and privilege to be a part of the Silent Drill Platoon," said Franquez. "It is not only a chance to represent the Marine Corps, but your family and where you come from." The Battle Colors ceremony is scheduled for March 3, 2011, at 10:30 a.m. on the station parade field. Two free performances for the public are scheduled for March 3, 2011, at 7 p.m. at Kofa High School and March 4, 2011, at 7 p.m. at Arizona Western College.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-02-14 09:38:00
Station firemen assess the wounds of simulated victims during Exercise Desert Impact on the station flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 14, 2010. More than 400 Marines, sailors and civilians participated in the event, which called for station collaboration with civilian and federal agencies to diffuse a simulated scenario in which a terrorist shot down an aircraft during the station’s annual air show.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-02-12 09:39:00
Cpl. Ted McGirr, 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron flight engineer and right door gunner, fires a C-6 machine gun out of the CH-146 Griffon helicopter at the Yodaville Urban Target Complex at the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona, Feb. 12, 2011. Approximately 220 Canadian military members with 408 arrived at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Feb. 1, 2011, to complete the final stage of their predeployment training, Exercise Desert Gander. McGirr, for his part, practiced air-to-ground firing during the exercise. "The practice we get out here helps us to understand how to react in desert conditions." 408 is slated to deploy to Afghanistan later this spring.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-02-02 08:23:00
Sgt. Marcelino Mejia, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron administrative separations noncomissioned officer in charge, helps Lance Cpl. Diego Gonzalez, H&HS administration specialist, at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz. Mejia was meritoriously promoted Feb. 2, 2011, after being named the Marine Corps Installations-West Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter recently. Mejia's Marines count working with him as one of their best experiences in the Corps. "Sgt. Mejia helps me in any and all problems I come across," said Gonzalez. "I know I can count on him with anything."

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-02-02 09:37:00
Sgt. Marcelino Mejia, Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron administrative clerk at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., was promoted meritoriously after earning the Marine Corps Installations-West Noncommissioned Officer of the Quarter title. The 21-year-old California-native sees mentorship as one of the enjoyable and crucial aspects of his job in the Corps. “He really gets one-on-one with you,” said Lance Cpl. Michelle Rhea, H&HS personnel clerk. “He is one of those NCOs that really takes care of his Marines and pushes you to do your best in all aspects of your life.”

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Jakob Schulz
Date: 2011-01-24 17:24:00
Flight Lieutenant Douglas McKay stands near an AV-8B Harrier on the flight line at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 24, 2011. McKay is the last British exchange Harrier pilot left in the U.S., and after his scheduled departure from America this summer, the program will end. "I love flying Harriers," said McKay. "Yuma's one of the best places to do it, all the wide open space and one of the biggest aviation ordnance ranges that I know of. It's wonderful; I'm going to miss it."

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-01-29 08:35:00
Lance Cpl. Jacob Fansler, installation personnel and administration center separations clerk, pauses during an individual workup hike Jan. 29, 2011, at Meyers Park on the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., for the Bataan Memorial Death March at the White Sands Missile Range, N.M., on March 27, 2011. The annual event, in its 22nd year, is held as tribute to the service members who lost their lives during World War II when they were forced by the Japanese to march the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. “It’s in memory of all the soldiers, Marines and military personnel who died. Going out there, it’s a tribute to them,” said Fansler. Another 10 IPAC Marines are expected to attend this year, making it the third year IPAC has been represented by a group.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-01-24 11:24:00
Steel targets simulate Afghan insurgents at the Al Brutus training complex within target area 15 North in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in California, Jan. 24, 2011. Al Brutus insurgent village, created in August 2009 and named after the call sign of Maj. Cesar Freitas who died in a 2007 Search and Rescue helicopter crash, is now the largest Afghan training complex on the Yuma ranges. “The requirement for Al Brutus was generated by various local users ... to train to theater specific combat tactics requiring an Afghan-type village in which key targets could be designated, engaged and neutralized,” said John Gordon, range plans officer.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-01-24 11:49:00
Steel targets simulating Afghan insurgents stand at the Al Brutus training complex within target area 15 North in the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range in California, Jan. 24, 2011. Al Brutus insurgent village, created in August 2009 and named after the call sign of Maj. Cesar Freitas who died in a 2007 Search and Rescue helicopter crash, is now the largest Afghan training complex on the Yuma-controlled ranges.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Cpl. Graham J. Benson
Date: 2011-01-22 13:12:00
Bill Toledo, a former Marine and Navajo Code Talker in World War II's Pacific island hopping campaign, speaks with a visitor at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot Jan. 22, 2011, during the first Spirit of Yuma Military Festival. Toledo, who fought in the famed battles of both Guam and Iwo Jima, spoke to attendees about his experiences in the war and memories of the Corps.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant
Date: 2011-01-21 10:34:00
Sgt. Christopher Herr, right, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 4 systems operations instructor, explains the RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle to Curtis Hammond, a native of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada during the first Spirit of Yuma Military Appreciation festival at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot, Jan. 21, 2011. "It's an incredible machine," said Hammond. "We're so happy to live next to such a wonderful country and to be able to see something like this on our first visit to Yuma."

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-01-20 09:16:00
Terry Matzner, provost military office trainer, acts as an aggressor during crisis management force riot training outside headquarters at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 20, 2011. CMF Marines, who man and guard the station’s entrances, are trained in areas such as riot control, deadly force and defense tactics, should they ever be called upon to use them.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-01-21 15:46:00
Explosive ordnance disposal technicians Sgt. Dane Schielke, left, and Staff Sgt. Michael Johansson help Barry Michaels into a bomb suit during the first Spirit of Yuma military appreciation festival at the Quartermaster Depot in Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 21, 2011.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-01-19 19:40:00
Lance Cpl. Kyle Lambros, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 system administrator and security manager at Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., rehearses for the play "Catch Me if You Can" at the Yuma Community Theater with Yara Nash and Bryan Stubbles, both local actors. The play is Lambros' eighth career play and first since joining the Corps and is scheduled to show at Gila Ridge High School Jan. 28, 2011, at 7:00 p.m.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Pfc. Sean Dennison
Date: 2011-01-18 12:09:00
Lance Cpl. Sorina Langer, base operations flight clearance clerk, holds up a photo at the flight line on the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Jan. 18, 2011. The photo is of a Female Engagement Team she was a member of. Langer returned to the states Oct. 14, 2010, and came back to the air station Dec. 4, 2010, after an eight-month deployment to Marjah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in support of operations there. While overseas, she helped establish rapport with locals and villagers. Because males are allowed virtually no contact with Afghan females, female Marines are often cast in the role of mediator between the two.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-01-12 00:00:00
Rear Adm. Tim Matthews, Naval Air Systems Command logistics commander, shares words with Cpl. Andrew Klimczak, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 ordnance technician. MALS-13 Marines presented several displays to commanders in the Naval Aviation Enterprise to show them firsthand how maintenance and supply activities have incorporated better business practices into their work centers, Jan.12, 2011. Boots on the ground, an even lasting day or two, not only provides sailors and Marines the opportunity to meet with leadership but also gives leaders a chance to see what issues need to be addressed.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-01-12 00:00:00
A Marine from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 addresses commanders in the Naval Aviation Enterprise to show them firsthand how maintenance and supply activities have incorporated better business practices into their work centers, Jan.12, 2011. Boots on the ground, an even lasting day or two, not only provides sailors and Marines the opportunity to meet with leadership but also gives leaders a chance to see what issues need to be addressed.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-01-12 00:00:00
Maj. Leonard Domitrovits, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 aircraft maintenance officer, discusses matters on the continuous process improvements, or CPI, with Capt. Mike Kelly, Naval Air Forces Commander assistant chief of staff. MALS-13 Marines presented several displays to commanders in the Naval Aviation Enterprise to show them firsthand how maintenance and supply activities have incorporated better business practices into their work centers, Jan.12, 2011. Boots on the ground, an even lasting day or two, not only provides sailors and Marines the opportunity to meet with leadership but also gives leaders a chance to see what issues need to be addressed.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Laura Cardoso
Date: 2011-01-12 00:00:00
Rear Adm. Tim Matthews, Naval Air Systems Command logistics commander speaks with Sgt. Richard Davis, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 collateral duty inspector and Sgt. Brain Row, MALS-13 mechanic, on the latest discoveries in their shop. MALS- 13 Marines presented several displays to commanders in the Naval Aviation Enterprise to show them firsthand how maintenance and supply activities have incorporated better business practices into their work centers, Jan.12, 2011. Boots on the ground, an even lasting day or two, not only provides sailors and Marines the opportunity to meet with leadership but also gives leaders a chance to see what issues need to be addressed.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant
Date: 2010-12-03 13:52:00
Col. Anton Nerad, Marine Aircraft Group 13 commanding officer, pays his respects at a memorial service for Sgt. Elvis Acosta, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 aviation supply technician, at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2010. The Tampa, Fla., native died in a motorcycle accident on Thanksgiving day. He is survived by his wife Alma and three children Melanie, Melissa and Elvis. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary Catholic Parrish in El Centro, Calif., Dec. 9, 2010.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Aaron Diamant
Date: 2010-12-03 14:08:00
Sgt. Elvis Acosta, Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 aviation supply technician, is remembered by fellow MALS-13 Marines during a memorial service at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2010. The Tampa, Fla., native died in a motorcycle accident on Thanksgiving day. He is survived by his wife Alma and three children Melanie, Melissa and Elvis. Funeral services will be held at St. Mary Catholic Parrish in El Centro, Calif., Dec. 9, 2010.

Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Byline: Lance Cpl. Jakob Schulz
Date: 2010-11-30 15:33:00
Gunnery Sgt. Scott Hubbard, 35, criminal investigation division chief investigator, runs on the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, Ariz., Nov. 30, 2010. Hubbard is in the top 1 percent of marathon runners in the world, breaking the three-hour-finish mark in the Marine Corps Marathon.