Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 fly to Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range to conduct an aviation ordnance disposal and close air support exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 3. 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 qualificatio
Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 fly to Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range to conduct an aviation ordnance disposal and close air support exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 3. 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 Sgt. David Bickel/Released)
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Keywords: 2-18, air, cas, close, support, training, uh-1y, weapons, wti
