U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine DIvision, board a CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
U.S. Marines, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), sit in a CH-53E Super Stallion while it begins to take off during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft and two MV-22B Osprey aircraft, all assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), prepare to take off during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Zachary Colgan (standing), a rifle Marine, and Lance Cpl. Leonardo Castillo from McAllen, Texas, a rifle Marine, both assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, checks their location during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, disembark from two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey aircraft, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, takes off over U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Gabriel Carpenter from Versailles, Kentucky, and Lance Cpl. Jaiden Gonzales from Albuquerque, New Mexico, both rifle Marines assigned to 2rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, set security during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), flies over U.S. Marines and Navy Sailors, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), lands during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), lands during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Connor Clay from Bakersfield, California, a rifle Marine assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, sits in a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 (MAWTS-1), during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), a part of Weapons Tactics and Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
