Marine Corps Maj. Jeff Barnes (left), UH-1Y instructor pilot and Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jared Tape, UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) call in a simulated casualty evacuation during an urban close air support (UCAS) exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodaville, Ariz., April 7, 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 tra
Marine Corps Maj. Jeff Barnes (left), UH-1Y instructor pilot and Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jared Tape, UH-1Y crew chief with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) call in a simulated casualty evacuation during an urban close air support (UCAS) exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yodaville, Ariz., April 7, 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. ( Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg)
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