Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Leighton P. Gaddis II, a fixed-wing aircraft crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, inspects a KC-130 Hercules aircraft while conducting a combat assault transport of troops and equipment during Assault Support Tactics 4 at Forward Operating Base Laguna, Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2018. WTI, a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a


Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Leighton P. Gaddis II, a fixed-wing aircraft crew chief with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, Marine Aircraft Group 14, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, inspects a KC-130 Hercules aircraft while conducting a combat assault transport of troops and equipment during Assault Support Tactics 4 at Forward Operating Base Laguna, Army Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2018. WTI, a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine air-ground task force. This year, Marines and Sailors with the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Central Command served as the command element for WTI.


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