Col. Robert Cooper, left, and Col. James H. Adams hold a plaque to be presented to participating units during the Marine Division Tactics Course 1-16 graduation aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Feb. 5, 2016. The course provided F/A- 18 Hornet aircrew and Marine air intercept controllers with groundside and airborne instruction in doctrine, tactics and weapons considerations for the successful use of Marine fighter attack aircraft in combat. Multiple squadrons from MCAS Beaufort and around the Marine Corps participated in the training. During the ceremony, pilots received a certificate


Col. Robert Cooper, left, and Col. James H. Adams hold a plaque to be presented to participating units during the Marine Division Tactics Course 1-16 graduation aboard Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Feb. 5, 2016. The course provided F/A- 18 Hornet aircrew and Marine air intercept controllers with groundside and airborne instruction in doctrine, tactics and weapons considerations for the successful use of Marine fighter attack aircraft in combat. Multiple squadrons from MCAS Beaufort and around the Marine Corps participated in the training. During the ceremony, pilots received a certificate of completion and a flight suit patch identifying them as MDTC graduates. Cooper is the commanding officer of Marine Aircraft Group 31 and Adams is the commanding officer for Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One.


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