Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Robin Wilkerson, a UH-1Y crew chief, from Palmer Lake, Colo., assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), handles a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun, on a flight during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-22 at Range 2507, near Blythe, Calif., Sept. 30, 2021. 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 assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics.


Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Robin Wilkerson, a UH-1Y crew chief, from Palmer Lake, Colo., assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), handles a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun, on a flight during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-22 at Range 2507, near Blythe, Calif., Sept. 30, 2021. 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 assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rachaelanne Woodward)


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