YTC Commander and Soldiers visit Veterans home 11.21.2024 | Photo by Ana Henderson Soldiers with the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program also known as BOSS helped serve in addition to mingling with the Veterans and...
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Soldiers get warm... 11.11.2024 | Photo by Mark Schauer U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Commander Col. John Nelson (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Millare (center) chat with Yuma, Arizona Mayor Douglas...
M1A2 upgrades tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground 07.24.2024 | Photo by Mark Schauer U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing has touched virtually every aspect of the M1 main battle tank, in a variety of situations that simulate the...
Yuma Proving Ground supports inaugural annual Yuma... 11.13.2024 | Photo by Mark Schauer U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Public Affairs Specialist Ana Henderson (left) helps a delighted youngster appear on the front cover of an oversized...
Price Elementary School at YPG earns an A for... 11.12.2024 | Courtesy Photo On Nov. 12, 2024, at the monthly Governing Board Meeting, District One officials recognized James D. Price Elementary School Principal Donna...
WWII veteran is honored guest at Yuma Proving... 11.10.2024 | Photo by Mark Schauer Young congregants at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground's Halo Chapel greet 103-year-old World War II veteran Jimmy Robinson on November 10, 2024. “I...
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground commander helps honor... 11.07.2024 | Photo by Mark Schauer Yuma County District #3 Supervisor Darren Simmons (right) and Director of Yuma County Facilities Management Tiffany Anderson (left) accept the...
YPG employee selected to ask both presidential... 10.10.2024 | Photo by Ana Henderson Yuma Proving Ground Information Technology Specialist Carlos Garcia was selected to attend two town halls hosted by Univision Noticias where he...
Yuma Proving Ground Combined Federal Campaign 2024 11.14.2024 | Video by Eugene Garcia YPG Combined Federal Campaign Coordinators Veronica Clark and James Stickney explain the easy donation process.
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground commander helps honor... 11.07.2024 | Video by Eugene Garcia Raw B-roll from dedication of Arizona's first Gold Star Memorial By-Way Marker at Yuma's Foothills Community Park on November 7, 2024. Keynote...
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground thanks veterans in... 11.05.2024 | Video by Eugene Garcia On Veterans Day and every day, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) thanks the men and women who served our country in uniform prior to serving as...
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground annual Spooky Costume... 10.31.2024 | Video by Eugene Garcia Children filled the streets of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) for the annual on October 31, 2024. Children from YPG’s Child...
YPG has big display at annual Yuma Community Expo 10.19.2024 | Video by Eugene Garcia U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) Command Sgt. Maj. Mark Millare, Public Affairs Officer Mark Schauer, and Visual Information Manager Eugene...
Army Recruits visit Yuma Proving Ground 10.16.2024 | Video by Eugene Garcia Most newly enlisted recruits’ knowledge of the nature of Army service is secondhand. If they’re part of the lucky few, perhaps a parent or...
The sights and sounds of EDGE 24 09.19.2024 | Video by Eugene Garcia Natural sound B-roll of the Army Futures Command’s (AFC) Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross-Functional Team (CFT)’s 2024 iteration of the...
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground hosts EDGE 24 09.19.2024 | Video by Eugene Garcia The Army Futures Command’s (AFC) Future Vertical Lift (FVL) Cross-Functional Team (CFT)’s 2024 iteration of the Experimental Demonstration...
YTC Commander and Soldiers visit Veterans home 11.21.2024 | Story by Ana Henderson Yuma Test Center (YTC) Commander Lt. Col. Kevin Hicks and Soldiers serving at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) visited the Arizona State Veterans Home in...
M1A2 upgrades tested at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground 11.20.2024 | Story by Mark Schauer U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground testing has touched virtually every aspect of the M1 main battle tank, in a variety of situations that simulate the...
YPG supports inaugural annual Yuma event 11.14.2024 | Story by Mark Schauer Staff from the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground public affairs office were on hand at the first annual Mesquite Elementary School Community Fair to...
Price Elementary School at YPG earns an A for... 11.13.2024 | Story by Ana Henderson PFC James D. Price Elementary teachers and staff have a lot to be proud of. The Arizona State Board of Education gave the school an A rating for...
WWII veteran is honored guest at Yuma Proving... 11.12.2024 | Story by Mark Schauer A full congregation at the YPG Halo Chapel's Protestant service was enthralled the Sunday before Veterans Day as Chaplain (Maj.) Ryan Pearse...
U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground commander helps honor... 11.07.2024 | Story by Mark Schauer U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground commander Col. John Nelson provided keynote remarks at a ceremony dedicating Arizona’s first Gold Star Memorial...
Stay alert: Driving in the fall is even more dangerous 11.06.2024 | Story by Ana Henderson Once fall arrives and daylight hours get shorter, driving, especially along Highway 95 to and from U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, becomes even...
YPG employee asks both presidential candidates a... 11.05.2024 | Story by Ana Henderson Carlos Garcia, an Information Technology Specialist at Yuma Proving Ground (YPG), recently seized a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to take part in...
Outpost Outspoken, Episode 72 11.18.2024 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with Combat Automotive test officer Jade Janis about the importance of testing military vehicles in a natural environment....
Outpost Outspoken, Episode 71 11.04.2024 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer chats with YPG welder Andy Pinkerton about supporting the post's developmental test mission for two decades. Plus, Host Ana...
Outpost Outspoken, Episode 70 10.21.2024 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with YPG Data Processing Branch Chief Ashley Thompson about using technology for efficiency gains in delivering test data...
Desert Rat Testament, Episode 27 10.30.2024 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with Col. (ret) Stephen Kreider, who was commander of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground from 2003 to 2006. After a 28-year...
Outpost Outspoken, Episode 69 10.07.2024 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer interviews Range Planning Branch Chief Tim Szymanski about planning the safe operation of numerous inherently dangerous...
Desert Rat Testament, Episode 26 09.26.2024 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with Col. (ret) John Bullington, who was commander of U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground from 2006 to 2009. After a 32-year...
Outpost Outspoken, Episode 68 09.23.2024 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Mark Schauer talks with Senior Artillery Test Leader Ernest Ballard about his more than three decades of experience in developmental testing....
Outpost Outspoken, Episode 67 09.09.2024 | Audio by Eugene Garcia Host Ana Henderson talks with Joel Ramirez, executive assistant to Yuma Proving Ground’s Command Group, about what led him to YPG and his...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 11.21.2024 | Courtesy Publication In this issue read about: M1A2 upgrades tested at YPG YPG commander helps honor Gold Star Families Price Elementary School at YPG...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 11.21.2024 | Courtesy Publication The latest issue of The Outpost is now available online and will be in racks around post. In this issue read about: M1A2 upgrades tested...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 11.07.2024 | Courtesy Publication Happy Veteran’s Day! This issue of the Outpost honors those who have served our country in uniform and are now serving supporting the warfighter...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 10.24.2024 | Courtesy Publication The latest issue of The Outpost is now available online and will be in racks around post and in Yuma later today. In this issue read about the...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 10.10.2024 | Courtesy Publication U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground and Yuma Test Center’s workforce supported the three weeks of demonstrations at the 2024 Experimental...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 09.26.2024 | Courtesy Publication The 2024 iteration of the Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event (EDGE) was held at U.S. Army Yuma...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 09.12.2024 | Courtesy Publication In this issue read about The Bundeswehr, the armed forces of Germany, tested both variants of its recently adopted G95 assault rifle at a...
The Outpost - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground -... 08.29.2024 | Courtesy Publication U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Technical Director Larry Bracamonte passed away on Aug. 17, 2024, after a battle with cancer. In this issue, we look...