A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion approaches Marines with Landing Support Company, 1st Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, while conducting an external lift exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 27, 2017. WTI is 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 provi


A Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion approaches Marines with Landing Support Company, 1st Transportation Support Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, while conducting an external lift exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 at Auxiliary Airfield 2, Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 27, 2017. WTI is 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 Sgt. Allison Lotz)


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