Military Tech's video: This is the busiest Marine Corps Air Station in the US Navy Department for air operations

The first air facility in Yuma was constructed in 1928 for military and civilian use. On July 20, 1962, the designation was formally changed to the present, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma. MCAS Yuma continues to be the busiest Marine Corps air station in the Department of the Navy for air operations. With access to 2.8 million acres for bombing, aviation training ranges, and superb flying weather, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma supports 80 percent of the Marine Corps air-to-ground aviation training. Signed over to the Marine Corps from the Navy in 1997, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is the West-Coast headquarters of Marine aviation and home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing with 10,000 Marines who operate and support flight operations. MCAS Miramar provides a central location between inland air-to-ground ranges, and lateral air-to-air ranges for fixed and rotary-wing aircraft.