DVIDS – News – Yuma Proving Ground employee serves on YCSO Search and Rescue team

Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) employees are putting their outdoor survival skills to good use. Adam Ghannoum is a volunteer with the Yuma County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) Search and Rescue Team. During the week, Ghannoum works a relatively white-collar job as an engineer for the YPG's Public Works Department. With a background in mechanical engineering, he […]

Yuma Proving Ground command team active in local community | Article

13 Show caption + Hide caption – Col. John Nelson, commander of the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), speaks during a ceremony commemorating the U.S. Army West Mormon Battalion's 1847 crossing of the Colorado River on the morning of Jan. 13, 2024. The annual ceremony, held at Yuma's West Wetland Park, honors the soldiers […]

Yuma Proving Ground Command Sgt. Maj. talks post’s mission | Article

U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Command Sergeant Major Mark Millare gave a presentation and interacted with the Yuma community on February 13, 2024 at the Foothills Branch of the Yuma County Library in Arizona. (Photo courtesy of Mark Schauer) View original U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Sergeant Major Mark Millare gave a presentation and […]

DVIDS – News – U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commissary honored

It is known as the center of the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) community, and the excellence experienced by YPG Commissary customers is recognized at the highest levels of the Department of Defense (DeCA). The store was recently named second best small retailer in DeCA’s Richard M. Padgett Awards. There are a total of […]

DVIDS – News – U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground hosts EDGE 23

Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona — During intense natural-environment testing with over 80 new technologies, Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) 23 combines development and operational testing of what could be a critical component of the future force. I was. The Army Futures Command (AFC) Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross-Functional Team (CFT) held its annual demonstration at […]