25 Yuma Marines head to Iraq
Twenty-five Marines from Yuma were scheduled to leave this morning on deployment to Iraq.
The Marines, assigned to Marine Air Control Squadron 1, were scheduled to leave the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma at 6 a.m. by bus for March Air Force Base near Riverside, Calif., where they would catch a flight to Al Asad, Iraq.
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
Jul 28, 2006
The Marines will perform air traffic control, administrative functions and other support roles for the 3rd Aircraft Wing, said 1st Lt. Kevin Schultz, spokesman for MCAS Yuma.
He said he expects their deployment will last six or seven months.
Other Yuma-based units currently serving in Iraq are Marine Attack Squadron 513 and a detachment of Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13.
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