A U.S. Marine Corps crew chief, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts pre-flight checks of an MV-22B Osprey, before a long-range raid exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jeremiah Manzo from Edmond, Oklahoma, left, and Capt. James Sciscoe from Dish, Texas, both MV-22 pilots assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct planning for a long-range raid aboard an MV-22B Osprey during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. James Nelson from Simi Valley, California, an MV-22 tiltrotor crew chief assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), fuels an MV-22B Osprey during a long-range raid exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jeremiah Manzo from Edmond, Oklahoma, left, and Capt. James Sciscoe from Dish, Texas, both MV-22 pilots assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), plan for a long-range raid aboard an MV-22B Osprey, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Samuel Wolborsky, an MV-22 pilot assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepares for an air-to-air refuel during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Dugway, Utah, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Samuel Rimsnider, an MV-22 pilot assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepares for an air-to-air refuel during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-22, near Dugway, Utah, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher Rimsnider, left, and Capt. Samuel Wolborsky, both MV-22 pilots assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepare for an air-to-air refuel during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Dugway, Utah, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Samuel Wolborsky, an MV-22 pilot assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepares for an air-to-air refuel during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-22, near Dugway, Utah, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Samuel Wolborsky, an MV-22 pilot assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepares for an air-to-air refuel from a KC-130J Hercules during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-22, near Dugway, Utah, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher Rimsnider, an MV-22 pilot assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), ascends after an air-to-air refuel from a KC-130J Hercules during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-22, near Dugway, Utah, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jeremiah Manzo from Edmond, Oklahoma, left, and Capt. James Sciscoe from Dish, Texas, both MV-22 pilots assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct planning for a long-range raid aboard an MV-22B Osprey during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-22, near Dugway, Utah, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), is prepared for takeoff after a refuel during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jeremiah Manzo from Edmond, Oklahoma, left, and Capt. James Sciscoe from Dish, Texas, both MV-22 pilots assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), view live footage from MV-22B Osprey perimeter cameras during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Jeremiah Manzo from Edmond, Oklahoma, left, and Capt. James Sciscoe from Dish, Texas, both MV-22 pilots assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), view live footage from MV-22B Osprey perimeter cameras during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, April 6, 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. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)