RMD676XF–Maj. John Grunke, an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, trains in his aircraft during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course hosted by MAWTS-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. WTI is a training evolution designed to promote the best possible skills in today's Marine Corps aviators.
RM2M5KW30–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepare to conduct a static line jump from a KC-130J Hercules, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, over the vicinity of Yuma, Arizona, March 23, 2022. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2KG5YF5–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics One (MAWTS-1) coordinate close air support during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Yodaville, near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K5YC01–U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct ground threat reaction drills in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 6, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Amelia Kang)
RMD6779W–Maj. Clint Webber, the tactical aviation department head for Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, trains in an F-18 Hornet during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course hosted by MAWTS-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. WTI is a training evolution designed to promote the best possible skills in today's Marine Corps aviators.
RM2M5KTXM–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), recover and assemble a parachute, during a cargo and personnel drop, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 24, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2MNTM49–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) embark an MV-22B Osprey during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K5J2A2–U.S. service members assigned to Tactical Air Control Party Department, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), gather accountability of their personnel after conducting an air assault during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Observation Point Sunkist (OP Sunkist), Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in develop
RMD67794–Maj. Clint Webber, the tactical aviation department head for Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, trains in an F-18 Hornet during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course hosted by MAWTS-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. WTI is a training evolution designed to promote the best possible skills in today's Marine Corps aviators.
RM2M5KW0P–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), jump from a KC-130J Hercules, during a cargo and personnel drop, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 24, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2KG5YCX–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) embark an MV-22B Osprey during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K5J2A1–U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Cole Dossetto, from Detroit, a field artillery officer assigned to Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) listens to radio chatter during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Observation Point Sunkist (OP Sunkist), Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RMD678KP–Maj. Clint Webber, the tactical aviation department head for Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, trains in an F-18 Hornet during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course hosted by MAWTS-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. WTI is a training evolution designed to promote the best possible skills in today's Marine Corps aviators.
RM2M5KTXA–A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules, delivers supplies during a cargo and personnel drop, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 24, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M67T15–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53H Super Stallion assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron one (MAWTS-1) takes off from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 13, 2022. A WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K5J2A7–U.S. Marines assigned to Tactical Air Control Party Department, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), exit an MV-22B Osprey while conducting an air assault during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, at Observation Point Sunkist (OP Sunkist), Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 4, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation
RMD678K1–Maj. Eric Geyer, an F-18 Hornet instructor with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, and Capt. Kyle Haire, also an F-18 Hornet instructor with MAWTS-1, train in their aircraft during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course hosted by MAWTS-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. WTI is hosted twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
RM2M5N8YE–A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), taxis prior to a ground refueling during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M66777–A U.S. Marines Corps UH-1Y Venom, with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), descends during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Deuce Village, near Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2J20EGB–A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet latches onto an emergency arresting gear system, during an exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 24, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
RMD677AG–Maj. Eric Geyer, an F-18 Hornet instructor with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, and Capt. Kyle Haire, also an F-18 Hornet instructor with MAWTS-1, train in their aircraft during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course hosted by MAWTS-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. WTI is hosted twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
RM2M5N90C–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), offload ordnance from a KC-130J Hercules, during distributed STOVL operations (DSO), in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M662B3–An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing, takes off during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2J20EGG–A U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet conducts a mock emergency landing, during an emergency arresting exercise during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 24, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
RMD676T6–Maj. James Vallario, an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Aircraft Group 13, right, and Maj. John Grunke, an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, left, train in their aircraft during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course hosted by MAWTS-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. WTI is hosted twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
RM2M5G2YR–U.S. Marines assigned to Aviation Ground Support, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) practical application, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 16, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardization advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M662DP–An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing, takes off during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2GPKKD7–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts an external lift during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-22, near Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 28, 2021. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)
RMD676W7–Maj. James Vallario, an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Aircraft Group 13, right, and Maj. John Grunke, an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, left, train in their aircraft during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course hosted by MAWTS-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. WTI is hosted twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
RM2M5FTR2–U.S. Marines attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), set up Mobi-Mats for an expeditionary airfield system practical application, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, in Yuma, Arizona, March 15, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M662EJ–An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing, takes off during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2GMT5A3–U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey crew members, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), standby for refueling during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-22, in Bishop, Calif., Sept. 17, 2021. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dakota Hungerford)
RMD6778D–Maj. James Vallario, an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Aircraft Group 13, bottom, and Maj. John Grunke, an AV-8B Harrier pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, top, train in their aircraft during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course hosted by MAWTS-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. WTI is hosted twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
RM2M5N889–U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion crew, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepare for external lift operations during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M662DW–An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing, takes off during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RMMC5X9W–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 flies by during tail gunnery certification and proficiency training in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at El Centro, Calif., April 10. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists
RMD678MP–Maj. Eric Geyer, an F-18 Hornet instructor with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, and Capt. Kyle Haire, also an F-18 Hornet instructor with MAWTS-1, top left, and Maj. Clint Webber, the tactical aviation department head for MAWTS-1, bottom right, train in their aircraft during the spring Weapons and Tactics Instructors' Course hosted by MAWTS-1 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30. WTI is hosted twice a year, once in the spring and once in the fall.
RM2M5N88H–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), is positioned to conduct an external lift exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M662B1–An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 114th Fighter Wing, takes off during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2X24J0H–U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One brief upcoming events during a Noncombatant Evacuation Operation exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 12, 2024. The NEO, provided by MAWTS-1, gives students the opportunity to execute scenario-based training as part of their certification and preparation for real-world incidents that require a quick reaction force to extract personnel from hostile situations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard PerezGarcia)
RM2M5N88G–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts an external lift of a Humvee during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M66WE8–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct planning aboard an MV-22B Osprey during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 08, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K7RETN–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) executes an external lift of a non-functional rescue helicopter during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona on Oct. 12, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ruben Padilla)
RM2M5N88B–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), is positioned to conduct an external lift exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M7T42P–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) and the incoming commanding officer, Col. Eric D. Purcell, salute the outgoing commanding officer of MAWTS-1, Col. Steve E. Gillette, during the Change of Command Ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona on May 12, 2022. The MAWTS-1 Change of Command Ceremony marked the official passing of authority from the outgoing commanding officer, Col. Steve E. Gillette, to the incoming commanding officer, Col. Eric D. Purcell.
RM2K7REW6–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), executes an external lift of a non-functional rescue helicopter during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona on Oct. 12, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ruben Padilla)
RM2M5N87M–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts an external lift exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2GKF0YR–A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), flies in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-21, near Yuma, Ariz., April 3, 2021. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K7RETW–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) executes an external lift of a non-functional rescue helicopter during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona on Oct. 12, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ruben Padilla)
RM2M5N87P–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts an external lift exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2GKF0YK–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), operate a KC-130J Hercules in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-21 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 3, 2021. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K53PRJ–A U.S. Army Boeing AH-64E Apache, supporting Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts close air support during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, at Yodaville, near Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 28, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)
RM2M5N88E–U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), participate in external lift operations during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2GKF0Y5–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), secure a Humvee aboard a KC-130J Hercules, in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-21, near Yuma, Ariz., April 3, 2021. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2J546W1–A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), takes flight during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, on April 15, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss)
RM2M5N87K–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts an external lift exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M683H6–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepare an F/A-18 Hornet for flight during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, on April 15, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2J3EB1N–U.S. Marines with Ground Base Air Defense, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), move to a firing position, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, April 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dean Gurule)
RM2M5N87X–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), is positioned to conduct an external lift exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2KFYRD0–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) prepare for a Marine expeditionary unit exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, on Oct. 13, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2J3EB1J–U.S. Marines with Ground Base Air Defense, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) load an FIM-92 Stinger, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, April 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dean Gurule)
RM2M5KH8C–U.S. Marine Corps aviation ordnance technicians, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), load ordnance onto an AV-8B Harrier II, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 22, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2MP67H2–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics One (MAWTS-1), participate in a close air support exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Urban Training Complex Yodaville, near Yuma, Arizona, on Oct. 9, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2J3EB20–U.S. Marines with Ground Base Air Defense, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), identify a target during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, April 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Dean Gurule)
RM2M5MMGH–U.S. service members assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), refuel various aircraft at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP), in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 26, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2KFW5NJ–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics One (MAWTS-1), participate in a close air support exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Urban Training Complex Yodaville, near Yuma, Arizona, on Oct. 9, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2J2H11T–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct an external lift exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Weiss)
RM2M5MEP6–A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts close air support during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Chocolate Mountain Gunnery Range, California, March 25, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2MP033Y–U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct ground threat reaction drills in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 6, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2GP9YK0–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), flies overhead during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-22, at Fire Base Burt, Calif., Sept. 25, 2021. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremy Alfaro)
RM2M5MEP7–A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts close air support during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Chocolate Mountain Gunnery Range, California, March 25, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M66WDY–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepare for flight aboard an MV-22B Osprey, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 08, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2KE2WX5–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducts live hoist exercises during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at San Clemente Island, California, Oct. 28, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Celestino HernandezSilvar)
RM2M5MEND–A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts close air support during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Chocolate Mountain Gunnery Range, California, March 25, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M66JEB–A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), departs to conduct day and night gun exercises during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, April 7, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2KE2WX8–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducts live hoist exercises during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at San Clemente Island, California, Oct. 28, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Celestino HernandezSilvar)
RM2M5MEK6–A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts close air support during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Chocolate Mountain Gunnery Range, California, March 25, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2GKE2A1–A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules, with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepares to launch in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-21, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Ariz., March 24, 2021. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2KE2WYW–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts live hoist exercises during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at San Clemente Island, California, Oct. 28, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Celestino HernandezSilvar)
RM2M5MMHH–U.S. Marine Corps bulk fuel specialists, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), approach an AH-1Z Viper for refueling at a forward arming and refueling point (FARP), in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 26, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics
RM2KG4K5N–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts live hoist exercises during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near San Clemente Island, California, Oct. 28, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K894GX–A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) lands for an ammunition resupply during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona, on Oct. 13, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Chan)
RM2M5MN4H–U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Ryan Kopasz, an expeditionary airfield systems technician from Alexandria, Virginia, assigned to Aviation Ground Support, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), spackles cement during an airfield damage repair (ADR) exercise, at Cannon Air Defense Complex, in Yuma, Arizona, March 26, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation
RM2KFWYP0–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), executes an external lift of a non-functional rescue helicopter during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona on Oct. 12, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K59G87–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) lands during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Playas, New Mexico, Sept. 30, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)
RM2M5N8X5–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), secure ordnance inside a KC-130J Hercules during distributed STOVL operations (DSO), in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2KFWYNG–A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) executes an external lift of a non-functional rescue helicopter during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona on Oct. 12, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K59G8A–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducts an urban landing during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Playas, New Mexico, Sept. 30, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)
RM2M5N8X0–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), load ordnance onto a KC-130J Hercules in preparation for distributed STOVL operations (DSO), in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2KFWJT4–A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducts an aerial delivery of supplies in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 11, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K59G8W–A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) lands to refuel during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23, near Tuscon, Arizona, Sept. 30, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)
RM2M5M4XN–U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexandra Mendezmanzo, an expeditionary airfield systems technician from Coachella, California, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), operates an emergency arresting gear system, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 24, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and emplo
RM2M683GT–A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), takes flight during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, on April 15, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2J3KF7H–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct fast rope insertion exercises during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at K-9 Village, Yuma Proving Grounds, Arizona, April 2, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Daniel Childs)
RM2M5KWFJ–A U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules, conducts air-to-air refueling with a CH-53E Super Stallion, both assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, March 23, 2021. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M65YD1–U.S. Marines with Ground Base Air Defense, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), identify a target during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, April 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2GXR018–U.S. Marine Corps AH-IZ Vipers, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), perform a reconnaissance exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-22 at Tacts Airfield, near Wellton, Ariz., Sept. 30, 2021. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jeremy Alfaro)
RM2M5KH88–U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Michael Fort, an aircraft ordnance technician assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), supervises the loading of ordnance onto an AV-8B Harrier II, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 22, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2M65YD0–U.S. Marines with Ground Base Air Defense, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), move to a firing position, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, April 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.
RM2K59G6G–U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) prepare to embark an MV-22B Osprey during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle Chan)
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