Military

YUHSD military program to be districtwide

BY SARAH WOMER - SUN STAFF WRITER

Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (MCJROTC) courses will be offered districtwide on Kofa High School's campus this fall.The Yuma Union High School District board unanimously approved an agreement Wednesday allowing students from acro... Full story

YPG exhibit at Quartermaster Depot (photos)

BY JOSH PECKLER - YUMA SUN PHOTOGRAPHER

Several mannequins are on display at the new Yuma Proving Ground exhibit at the Yuma Quartermaster Depot Tuesday afternoon.... Full story

MCAS to hold last public tour of season

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma will host the last of this season's free public tours of the air station for Yuma residents and winter visitors on Tuesday beginning at 9 a.m.During this bus-guided tour, visitors will begin with a military K-9 dog demon... Full story

Yuma Marine awarded Bronze Star for heroic acts in Afghanistan

BY MARA KNAUB - SUN STAFF WRITER

On two occasions, when explosives went off, instead of heading away from the chaos and violence, Staff Sgt. Cassell Jahmaal "C.J." Wiggins jumped straight into the destruction.Both times when improvised explosive devices struck Wiggins' team leader w... Full story

YPG commanding general visits area veterans clinics

BY JAMES GILBERT - SUN STAFF WRITER

As part of his two-day trip to the Yuma Proving Ground, Maj. Gen. Genaro Dellarocco took the time to visit the city's two veterans care facilities on Friday. Dellarocco, who is YPG's commanding general, and from the Army Test and Evaluation Command i... Full story

Nursing on the go : No Wounded Warrior is too far

SGT. DANIEL MALTA - SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

The human body is far from indestructible, and our brains are incapable of knowing everything, which is why health care professionals like Paula Snook are in such high demand.One of 12 traveling nurses working for the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society... Full story

Yuma pilot earns Bronze Star Medal

LANCE CPL. SEAN DENNISON - SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

A Yuma Marine received the U.S. military's ninth-highest award at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma recently.Capt. Daniel Fiust, a Marine Attack Squadron 513 AV-8B pilot and a native of San Carlos, Calif., was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for his tactic... Full story

Military emblems set in stone at City Hall

BY RANDY HOEFT - SUN PHOTO EDITOR

Sgt. Maj. Forbes Daniels from U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground checks the POW-MIA etching on a granite tabletop Wednesday morning in the Yuma City Hall atrium where several tables with granite tops, each etched with various emblems including each branch... Full story

Yuman on crew that competed for load crew of the year

BY AIR FORCE STAFF SGT. CYNTHIA SPALDING - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON PUBLIC AFFAIRS

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — With another year gone, three more weapons load crews, one with a member from Yuma, competed in the 3rd Wing Load Crew of the Year competition Dec. 14. Each participating crew trained continuously thro... Full story

MALS-13 kicks off Afghanistan deployment

BY LANCE CPL. 
BILL WATERSTREET - SPECIAL TO YUMA SUN

A small group of Marines departed from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma to Afghanistan recently as an advance party for their unit.Nine Marines from Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron-13 left Jan. 12. The Marines each have jobs and responsibilities that... Full story

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