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In 1959, control of the base was given to the United States Navy and then, nine days later, to the U.S. Marine Corps. The base was renamed Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (MCAS Yuma) on July 20, 1962. In 1965, the Yuma County Board of Supervisors created the Yuma County Airport Authority in accordance with the provisions of section 10-451, of the ...
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma or MCAS Yuma (IATA: YUM, ICAO: KNYL, FAA LID: NYL) is a United States Marine Corps air station in Arizona.It is the home of multiple squadrons of F-35B Lightning IIs of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) and Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401 (VMFT-401 ...
This is a list of installations used by the United States Marine Corps, organized by type and state. Most US states do not have active Marine Corps bases; however, many do have reserve bases and centers. In addition, the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment maintains Marines permanently at numerous naval installations across the United States ...
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Now: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (IATA: YUM, ICAO: KYUM) Sub-bases of Yuma Army Air Field [1] Dateland Army Air Field, 10 miles (16 km) east of Yuma; Now: Airfield closed and abandoned. Laguna Army Airfield, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Yuma; Now: Laguna Army Airfield (IATA: LGF, ICAO: KLGF) Yuma Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 1
Rolle Airfield (FAA LID: 44A), also known as Rolle Field, formally Yuma Auxiliary Army Airfield No. 4, is a public use non-towered airport owned by United States Department of the Interior, and managed by the Yuma County Airport Authority.
Laguna Army Airfield (IATA: LGF, ICAO: KLGF, FAA LID: LGF) is a military airport located at Yuma Proving Ground, 14 miles (12 nmi; 23 km) northeast of the central business district of Yuma, a city in Yuma County, Arizona, United States. The airport has an active air traffic control tower within class D airspace. [1]
It was the first air warning squadron commissioned as part of the Marine Corps' new air warning program and is the second oldest aviation command and control unit in the Marine Corps. [1] [2] The squadron is based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma and falls under Marine Air Control Group 38 and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.