DVIDS – News – YPG to participate in Yuma Air Show on Saturday
This time of year is the time to take off your sunscreen, look up to the skies, and witness outstanding aerobatic stunts and breathtaking maneuvers performed by some of the world's most experienced pilots. On Saturday, March 9, the 58th annual Yuma Air Show will be held at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma. The […]
DVIDS – News – YPG Soldier helps football team take home trophy
DJ Suggs, a religious affairs noncommissioned officer with the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), has won more soccer championships in Las Vegas than any professional team currently playing in Las Vegas. Suggs' team, playing for the Texas All-Stars, won the Dick Seuss Trophy last month by defeating their opponent, the Boykins Youth Foundation (BYF) […]
Like My Family: YPG Program Analyst proud to support Soldiers | Yuma
Photo credit: James Gilbert | Some people can’t imagine working in the same place for their entire career, but Mireya Balcazar would not have wanted to be anywhere else than at the Yuma Proving Grounds for the past 39 years. “I think I’m very patriotic,” said Balcazar, a program analyst with the Range Operations and […]
DVIDS – News – YPG wraps up another successful GEMS summer camp
Earlier this month, a whopping 80 students were given special access to the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) to participate in a two-week Math and Science Education Advancement (GEMS) summer camp. This year students from around Yuma County to as far away as Somerton traveled to the YPG for camp. Over the years, students […]
AZDIC to Host Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Tour Spotlighting its Military Asset Testing Capabilities
Local defense contractors and subtractors will be invited to Yuma Proving Ground on April 12-13 to learn about the test facility. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 3, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Arizona Defense Industry Coalition (AZDIC), whose mission is to act as the united voice of Arizona’s defense and industrial community, today announced that it will […]
AZDIC to Host Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Tour Spotlighting
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., April 3, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Arizona Defense Industry Coalition (AZDIC), whose mission is to act as the united voice of Arizona’s defense and industrial community, today announced that it will open its doors to the Yuma Proving Grounds. announced a tour of (YPG) is one of the largest military installations in […]
