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U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, hosts the retirement ceremony of 1st Sgt. Courtney R. Achterberg, company first sergeant, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, May 2, 2024. Achterberg retired after 20 years of service in the Marine Corps, her personal decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal and Good Conduct medal. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. Gideon M. Schippers)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 1 conduct training on the M240B, and M2 .50 caliber machine guns on Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., August 6, 2020. The Marines conducted training to maintain proficiency on the weapons systems in order to ensure mission readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Joseph Exner

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct air control operations in support of a base defense zone exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 at Auxiliary Airfield II in Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 2, 2019. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. WTI also provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Cody Rowe)

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS) 1, Marine Air Control Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct a battle defense zone exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-20 at Auxiliary Airfield II in Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 2, 2019. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. WTI also provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Cody Rowe)

U.S. Marines Sgt. Anthony Panyko, a force fitness instructor assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron One (MACS-1) leads a High-Intensity Interval Training (HITT) workout for Marines stationed on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Aug. 28, 2019. HITT is a high intensity workout that strengthens stamina and endurance, two key components of a Marine's physical fitness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Isaac D. Martinez)

Meteorological and Oceanography Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 1, Detachment Bravo, spearhead the first training iteration of Exercise Black Stratus 1-19 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, on August 7th, 2019. This exercise was done to teach Meteorological and Oceanography Marines stationed along the west coast how to operate the new AN/TMQ-56 METMF(R) NEXGEN tactical meteorological support system. Marine Corps video by Pfc. Victor Mackson.

U.S. Marines with Marine Air Control Squadron 1 conduct a quarterly training exercise at Auxiliary Airfield 2 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., on June 22, 2016. The purpose of this event is to promote the progression and qualification of the Marines in their use of tactical air operations center.

Approximately 50 Marine volunteers with Marine Air Control Squadron 1, based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, gave a helping hand at the Yuma Community Food Bank November 26, 2014. Corporal James Marchetti takes us to the story.