Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), ordnance reload the UH-1Y Venom during an aerial gunnery refinement exercise at Mt. Barrow, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Sept. 30, 2015. This exercise was part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16, 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 Corps Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructo

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Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), ordnance reload the UH-1Y Venom during an aerial gunnery refinement exercise at Mt. Barrow, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Sept. 30, 2015. This exercise was part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16, 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 Corps Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 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 and tactics. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote MAWTS-1 COMCAM/ Released)

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