Marine Corps Capt. Derick Staffenson, an AH-1 pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367), Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24), and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW), refuels an AH-1Z Viper during a forward arming and refueling point exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 23, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provid


Marine Corps Capt. Derick Staffenson, an AH-1 pilot with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367), Marine Aircraft Group 24 (MAG-24), and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW), refuels an AH-1Z Viper during a forward arming and refueling point exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 in Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 23, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and 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


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