Staff Sgt. Ian Cole, left, an aviation ordnance staff noncommissioned officer in charge with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, and Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Mathers, right, an aviation ordnance chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, assemble an A/E32K-11 munitions lifting assembly during a Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 Expeditionary Ordnance Course in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 14. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes op


Staff Sgt. Ian Cole, left, an aviation ordnance staff noncommissioned officer in charge with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169, and Gunnery Sgt. Zachary Mathers, right, an aviation ordnance chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 267, assemble an A/E32K-11 munitions lifting assembly during a Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 Expeditionary Ordnance Course in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 14. 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 in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. ( Marine Corps


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