Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) check identifiation cards during Assault Support Tactics Three in Twentynine Palms, CA., on Oct. 13, 2017. Assault support Tactics Three (AST-3) is an exercise focused on conducting a noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) in an urban environment while concurrently providing foreign humanitarian assistance (FHA) to the simulated host nation. Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine


Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) check identifiation cards during Assault Support Tactics Three in Twentynine Palms, CA., on Oct. 13, 2017. Assault support Tactics Three (AST-3) is an exercise focused on conducting a noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) in an urban environment while concurrently providing foreign humanitarian assistance (FHA) to the simulated host nation. Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine 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 photo by Cpl. Koby I. Saunders)


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