Marine Corps Maj. Dan E. Bowring, UH-1Y Venom pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), instructs Capt. Brandon T. Dell, UH-1 Venom pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 during an urban close air support (UCAS) exercise as a part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course (WTI) 2-17 in 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 ground combat element scheme of maneuver. WTI is a seven-week training
Marine Corps Maj. Dan E. Bowring, UH-1Y Venom pilot with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), instructs Capt. Brandon T. Dell, UH-1 Venom pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 169 during an urban close air support (UCAS) exercise as a part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors Course (WTI) 2-17 in 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 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.
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