Marine Corps Cpl. Charles Sander, background center, from Franklin, Tennessee, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes infantrymen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, preparing for a flight during a long-range night assault exercise as part of Assault Support Tactics 4 (AST-4), during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 25, 2022. AST-4 provides the prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a night, long range ba


Marine Corps Cpl. Charles Sander, background center, from Franklin, Tennessee, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, observes infantrymen assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, preparing for a flight during a long-range night assault exercise as part of Assault Support Tactics 4 (AST-4), during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-23 at Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 25, 2022. AST-4 provides the prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a night, long range battalion air assault to multiple objectives simultaneously in a medium threat environment while conducting five of six functions of Marine Aviation.


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