MCAS Yuma Aviation Training Facility (Training Area)
From Month/Year
January / 1959
To Month/Year
December / 2998
Description
MCAS Yuma’s mission is to provide aviation ranges, support facilities and services that enable its tenants, other Marine Corps commands, visiting military and interagency forces to enhance their mission capability and combat readiness.
MCAS Yuma is the Marine Corps' premier aviation training base. With access to 2.8 million acres of bombing and aviation training ranges and superb flying weather, MCAS Yuma supports 80 percent of the Corps' air-to-ground aviation training. Each year, the air station hosts numerous units and aircraft from U.S. and NATO forces.
My Participation in This Battle or Operation
From Month/Year
January / 1995
To Month/Year
December / 1995
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2020
Personal Memories
People You Remember McKenzie "Mad Dog" Mattingly, Dan Hammer.
Memories Becoming (MOS) 6177 - MAWTS-1 Certified Weapons and Tactics Instructor on the CH-53E.
