Arizona Governor visits U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground

This article was contributed by Mark Schauer of Yuma Proving Ground. YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs today visited the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), becoming the first sitting governor to visit the post in more than 20 years. YPG Commander Col. John Nelson and Yuma Test Center Commander Lt. Col. […]

US Officials Fear ISIS Prison Break Will Unleash ‘Terrorist Army’ On Middle East

US officials warned on Wednesday that thousands of ISIS members currently imprisoned in Syria could eventually escape prison, Politico reported. After the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) violently invaded the territory of the US-backed Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). The SDF currently holds 9,000 ISIS fighters and […]

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground commander helps honor Gold Star Families | Article

Col. John Nelson, commander of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), delivered the keynote address at the dedication of Arizona’s first Gold Star Memorial Byway Marker on November 7, 2024. YPG Chaplain (Major) Ryan Pearce delivered the invocation and benediction of the ceremony. The sign, installed by the Yuma Orchid and African Violet Association, is […]

Yuma’s first Army JROTC program led by former MFFS Officer | Article

Maj. James Branch (center) speaks with baseball great Cecil Fielder (left) during a visit to the Military Freefall School at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground on June 14, 2012. Branch, then the executive director of Freefall School, is now the senior military instructor at Yuma, Arizona’s first Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. (Photo […]

Army Releases Heavily Redacted Report On Arlington Cemetery Altercation

The Department of Defense (DOD) and the Army released a report Friday detailing an altercation that occurred during former President Donald Trump’s visit to Arlington National Cemetery in August. President Trump commemorated the 13 U.S. military personnel killed during President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021 at a ceremony commemorating the third anniversary […]

GOP Reps Skewer Army Official For Saying Trainer Who Labeled Pro-Life Orgs ‘Terrorist Groups’ Wasn’t Fired

Republican lawmakers on Thursday scolded Army officials who suggested a garrison drill instructor who taught a class calling pro-life organizations a “terrorist group” had not been fired. It was recently discovered that a training class at Fort Liberty hosted an anti-terrorism training course that included a slide show labeling some pro-life groups as “terrorists,” and […]