Marine Corps Maj. Andrew Messenger, from Columbia, Missouri, an air command and control officer assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), performs a preflight brief for an MV-22B Osprey defense weapon system (DWS) operation during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in devel


Marine Corps Maj. Andrew Messenger, from Columbia, Missouri, an air command and control officer assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), performs a preflight brief for an MV-22B Osprey defense weapon system (DWS) operation during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-23 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 5, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing 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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