Col. Robb T. McDonald, a native of Yuma, took over command of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Pendleton, a Marine Corps base in California.

The project on Imperial Dam Road that is the access way to the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground is expected to wrap up in late February.

On the morning of Jan. 11, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson spoke at a ceremony commemorating the U.S. Army of the West Mormon Battalion’s 1847 crossing of the Colorado River.

The U.S. Army wants to reduce sensor to shooter timelines, react to threats faster, and combine all of the systems and effects available at their disposal to be ready to defend against near-peer symmetric warfare.

As directed by United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM), all U.S. military installations, including the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma, are implementing heightened security measures at all entry gates.

The Bradley Fighting Vehicle has proved itself to be lethal and survivable in multiple theaters since first fielded in the 1980s.

As the busiest test center in the Army, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground evaluates virtually every piece of equipment a soldier is likely to put their hands on.

Yuma native Ross Gwynn has been named as Yuma Proving Ground’s new technical director.

The work done at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in 2024 is having real-world impact today – and will influence modernization and Army doctrine for years to come.

The residents of the Arizona State Veteran Home Yuma are having cheerier holidays after a visit from soldiers from the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground.

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground is a natural laboratory in which equipment Soldiers use is tested to ensure it works as it should wherever in the world they are called upon to serve.

On Saturday, Dec. 7, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma played host to its first-ever Junior ROTC Devil Dog Challenge on Dec. 7. The event tested high school ROTC programs from across the country in a variety of physical and technical team events.

Harvey Wilds had a choice to make.

General Motors announced last week that it plans to lay off about 1,000 employees in an effort to reduce fixed costs by $2 billion by the end of this year.

Richard Jones had just gotten to Marine Corps Air Station El Toro when he heard about a plane having problems.

Joel Ramirez spent 10 years in the U.S. Army, a time that helped him discover his career calling and passion for serving others as he transitioned to civilian life.

Since 1942, sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s Construction Force have been building and fighting around the world. Petty Officer 2nd Class Julius Dray, whose mother, Silvia Navarro, lives in Somerton, is one of those sailors.

People join the military for a variety of reasons, some to earn money for college, others to continue a family tradition of serving their country and others to get out of their hometown and travel the world.

The Army Futures Command’s Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team’s 2024 iteration of the Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) has finished its first week of testing. Held at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground for the second consecutive year, EDGE 24 seeks to optimize the collabora…

For the past two months, biologists from the Arizona Game and Fish Department collaborated with members of the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma range management and conservation office to conduct an occupancy survey of the flat-tailed horned lizard on the Barry M. Goldwater Range near the air station.

Be prepared to see more than the usual amount of aircraft flying around the Yuma skies.

Civilians working at the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Air Traffic Control were recognized and awarded for their time, effort and dedication to the completion of the El Centro expansion project at MCAS Yuma on Aug. 15.

The Beacon Home Group recently hosted “Operation: Fill the Deployment Box” at Sage and Sand Cocktail Lounge to support deployed Marines. The event raised more than $5,000 for the “Deployment Box – Support Our Deployed Marines” initiative, a program started by Bravo-6 Nutrition to provide sup…

EVERETT, Wash. – Fireman Apprentice Angel Negrete, a native of Yuma, serves the U.S. Navy aboard USS Sampson at Naval Station Everett in the Pacific Northwest.

U.S. Marine Corps military working dog Fleck is set to retire in July, 2024 after seven years of honorable and dedicated service at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.

Military, elected and other officials from the communities in Yuma County are trying to figure out how best to use the land around the Marine Corps Air Station installation in Yuma.

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Technical Director Larry Bracamonte passed away on Saturday, Aug. 17, after a battle with cancer.

Despite being the busiest air station, the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma’s Mess Hall consistently delivers exceptional service year-round. And now it has an award to back up the claim.

At approximately 10:49 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2023, a Yuma Police Department officer was attempting to place a suspect under arrest in the area of the 1600 block of South 4th Avenue. During the arrest, the suspect pulled away, struck the officer and caused injuries.

The United States Army boasts extreme weather testing centers across the Western Hemisphere, including right here in Yuma County.

July 3 marked a notable occasion for Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (H&HS) as Lt. Col. Michael K. Hayes relinquished command to Lt. Col. Matthew P. Dineen at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma.

On June 21, 2024, Col. Edmund B. Hipp relinquished command of Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) 1 to Col. Charles W. Del Pizzo at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, marking a significant moment in the squadron’s history.

California Air National Guard’s 144th Fighter Wing and its 194th Fighter Squadron teamed up with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 out of Yuma, Arizona, June 7-9 to conduct fighter integration training.