Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan Piltz, a UH-1Y aircraft crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing prepares to fire during a close air support exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-19 in Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 20, 2018. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine air-ground task force. WTI also provides standardized


Marine Corps Sgt. Nathan Piltz, a UH-1Y aircraft crew chief with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron (HMLAT) 303, Marine Aircraft Group 38, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing prepares to fire during a close air support exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-19 in Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 20, 2018. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine air-ground task force. WTI also 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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