Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma or MCAS Yuma 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, Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 and Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401, an air combat adversary …
Marine Corps Air Station Yuma or MCAS Yuma 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, Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 and Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401, an air combat adversary squadron of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing of the Marine Corps Reserve. It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants, including asbestos.
  • Owner: Department of Defense
  • Built: 1928 (as Fly Field)
  • Elevation: 64.9 metres (213 ft) AMSL
  • Operator: US Marine Corps
  • Controlled by: 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
  • Condition: Operational
  • In use: 1959 – present (by Marine Corps)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org