The Yuma Proving Ground is an army base north of Yuma. They had an open house this past weekend to celebrate 75 years. The public was invited to see the base, watch a fly over and some parachutists as well as enjoy some food and music. They showed off some of the vehicles they test. The proving ground is also used to test missiles and bombs but they didn't demonstrate any of those. They have a training facility to teach high altitude parachuting. They also test parachutes for dropping heavy payloads like the Mars rover.
It was a beautiful day and the turnout was huge. There was quite the traffic jam to get to the base. The line of cars to get in was 6 miles long and it took people an hour and a half to get on base. There was a long line to get tickets for food and then another long line to actually get the food. It got rather warm and there was very little shade. So overall I would say the celebration got mixed reviews.
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