Six members of the Yuma-based Harrier squadron VMA-214 returned home to loved ones at MCAS-Yuma Thursday (7-30-09), one day ahead of the rest of the returning members of the squadron. Video by Stephanie Wilken and Rob Powell

About 90 Marines with VMA-513 and Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13 returned home to Yuma Tuesday (1-12-09) morning after a nearly six-month long deployment.

More members of the Yuma-based Harrier squadron VMA-214 returned home to loved ones at MCAS-Yuma Friday (7-31-09) after participating in counter-piracy operations off the coast of Africa, near Somalia. Video by Stephanie Wilken and Rob Powell

Powerline mechanic Marines from around the Marine Corps ready themselves to become the first group of F-35B aircraft maintainers for the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 station at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.

Enthusiastic family members waited cheerfully as Yuma-based Marines with Marine Attack Squadron 214 returned to MCAS Yuma following a seven-month deployment with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit to the Western Pacific and Persian Gulf.