Marine Corps Pfc. Tristan Spatz, machine gunner with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, fires an M249 Infantry Light Machine Gun during an urban close air support exercise at Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodavilla, Ariz., April 6, 2017. The UCAS exercise was designed to focus on specific employment of tactical air and rotary wing offensive air support aviation assets in order to support the ground combat element scheme of maneuver. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functi
Marine Corps Pfc. Tristan Spatz, machine gunner with Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, fires an M249 Infantry Light Machine Gun during an urban close air support exercise at Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodavilla, Ariz., April 6, 2017. The UCAS exercise was designed to focus on specific employment of tactical air and rotary wing offensive air support aviation assets in order to support the ground combat element scheme of maneuver. 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.
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