Marine Corps, Staff Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), combat photographer documents 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force conducting a helocast exercise out of a UH-1Y Venom at Ferguson Lake, near Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2015. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16, a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground T


Marine Corps, Staff Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), combat photographer documents 1st Force Reconnaissance Company, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force conducting a helocast exercise out of a UH-1Y Venom at Ferguson Lake, near Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2015. The exercise is part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16, a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (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. Summer Dowding MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)


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