Lance Cpl. Leah Racobs and Cpl. Leonard Martinez were recognized at a recent Chamber of Commerce Good Morning Yuma breakfast. Lance Cpl. Racobs is Marine of the quarter and Cpl. Martinez is NCO of the quarter for MCAS-Yuma.
The mountainous desert ranges of the Yuma Proving Ground have been echoing with the sound of gunshots and explosions the past couple of weeks while one platoon trains for deployment. Produced by Cpl. Daniel Malta/MCAS-Yuma
Hundreds gathered at MCAS Yuma on Wed, Feb. 29 to mourn the loss of U.S. Marine Major Nathan W. Anderson, a 32-year old Pilot Instructor who died in a tragic helicopter training accident on Feb. 22 near Yuma, Ariz. LOANED VIDEO/MCAS YUMA
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma welcomed its first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and will hold a re-designation ceremony Tuesday for VMFA-121, which will become the first operational F-35 squadron in the country.
Col. Gary Thomas, Commander of MAWTS-1 at MCAS-Yuma, discusses the type of training that will take place and the importance of the city's cooperation in the exercises. Video by Jared Dort
