MCAS Yuma holds Back-to-School Resource Fair
Marine Corps Resource Fair Supports Military Families in Yuma On July 24th, the Marine Corps Community Services hosted its annual school resource fair at Sonolump Ebro, located in Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. This event was designed to assist military families as they prepare for the upcoming school year. According to Candice Brown, the […]
MCAS Yuma Airshow to take flight on Saturday
The air show will be held on Saturday, March 9th YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma is inviting area residents to its March 9 air show. Gates open at 9 a.m. and the show ends around 2:30 p.m. However, the gates for access to the air show will close at […]
MCAS Yuma is requesting permission to test drinking water from wells for harmful chemicals
This test is not intended for people receiving drinking water from the City of Yuma or the Yuma base. Yuma, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are urging off-base Yuma landlords to drink water from wells because it may contain harmful chemicals. They are asking for permission to sample the drinking […]
MCAS Yuma Airshow a crowd pleaser
To Joe Letneau | March 14, 2023 Estimated reading time 5 minutes and 15 seconds. Established in the late 1920s, the Yuma, Arizona airfield has a long and storied aviation history. Beginning as a civilian airfield in 1928, the airport evolved to serve the U.S. Army Air Corps in 1942 before returning to civilian use […]
MCAS Yuma Air Show is back!
After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, the Yuma Air Show is scheduled to fly tomorrow morning. Pilots doing the last practice run of the day. On Saturday, our Yuma skies will once again be filled with daring pilots performing extreme maneuvers over our community.“We started an air show here at Marine Corps […]
Unearthing Memories of Thomas Meyer at MCAS Yuma
As the new year approaches, the former Yuma family feels a new sense of isolation. This fall, KAWC met a family with a tragic story. During an intimate event at MCAS-Yuma on Halloween, the Meyer family unearthed a treasure trove of memories and left them buried in honor of Thomas Meyer. The eldest son in […]
MCAS Yuma 2023 Airshow Set to Take Flight
After a three-year hiatus, the skies above Yuma are once again filled with daring pilots performing extreme aerial maneuvers. The 2023 Yuma Air Show is scheduled to fly on March 11, an official at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma said Wednesday. It had been canceled the previous year due to the impact of the COVID-19 […]