Marine Corps Maj. Brian M. Clegg, left, UH-1 instructor pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) and Capt. Collin M. Wood, UH-1 pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing communicates with the pilots and crew chiefs during an offensive air support exercise at Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. This exercise was a part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-17, a seven week training event, hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functio


Marine Corps Maj. Brian M. Clegg, left, UH-1 instructor pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) and Capt. Collin M. Wood, UH-1 pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 369 (HMLA-369), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing communicates with the pilots and crew chiefs during an offensive air support exercise at Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. This exercise was a part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-17, 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. 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 weapons and tactics. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. AaronJames Vinculado, MAWTS-1 COMCAM)


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