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Pentagon tests high-power microwave systems against drones
The Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office has completed its third demonstration to look at capability that could fill identified gaps to defeat the growing drone threat around the world.
By Jen Judson
450 miles of Pentagon-funded border wall by next year? In Arizona, it starts
On a dirt road past rows of date trees, just feet from a dry section of Colorado River, a small construction crew is putting up a towering border wall that the government hopes will reduce — for good — the flow of immigrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
Investigators report US military training range woes across Indo-Pacific region
A Defense Department Inspector General report this week warns that some ranges aren't equipped to train pilots for the future fight.
Marines identify two pilots killed in AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash
Two pilots were killed in an AH-1Z crash aboard the Yuma air station.
By Shawn Snow
2 pilots killed in Marine Corps helicopter crash in Arizona
Two Marine pilots have died in a helicopter crash during a training mission in southwestern Arizona, U.S. Marine Corps officials said Sunday.
British CH-47 crews train with Marines during air tactics course for first time
It's the first time an overseas group has fully participated in the Corps' air tactics course out of Yuma, Arizona.
By Shawn Snow
Marines connect F-35 jet to HIMARS rocket shot for first time
It's the first time the Corps destroyed a target by connecting an F-35B with a HIMARS rocket shot.
By Shawn Snow
Fellow troops mourn a Belgian special operator who died during a training jump at US base
The Belgian special operator died during a training exercise in Yuma on Wed. Feb. 28.
By Nicole Bauke
Investigation: Poor planning led to Marine helicopter mishap in October
The CH-53E Super Stallion's rotor hit a building during an exercise.
By Jeff Schogol
Marines to practice humanitarian aid exercises in Yuma
The Marine Corps is conducting a tactical training course next month in Yuma that will involve military helicopters buzzing at low altitudes in the city and troops learning how to conduct raids and even land helicopters on tennis courts.
Pilots at fault for April CH-53E crash, investigation finds
The helicopter was flying too low and it banked too hard to the right.
By Jeff Schogol