H-1Y Venom Day Gun Exercise

06/08/2022
U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom crew chiefs assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), participate in a live fire exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22 near Yuma, Arizona, April 1, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical…

F-22 at Polar Force 22-4 (Slow Mo

06/03/2022
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 3rd Wing take off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson during Polar Force 22-4 in Anchorage, Alaska, April 7, 2022. The F-22 increases lethality against all advanced air threats by minimizing enemy capabilities to track and engage with the jet due to its…

VMGR-152 at Balikatan 22

06/01/2022
U.S. Marines Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, conduct tactical navigation operations near Subic Bay, Philippines, April 6th, 2022.Balikatan is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades…

Night External Lift Preparations

05/30/2022
A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conducts an external lift preparations during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at site 67 training area, near Wellton, Arizona, on April 6, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized…

Training for Distributed STOVL Operations: WTI 2-22

05/19/2022
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), utilize bulk fuel equipment shown to conduct a ground refuel during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized…

Emergency Arresting Gear System Training: WTI-2-22

05/17/2022
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexandra Mendezmanzo, an expeditionary airfield systems technician from Coachella, California, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), operates an emergency arresting gear system, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 24, 2022. WTI…

Training for FARP Operations: WTI-2-22

05/09/2022
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), conduct a forward arming and refueling point (FARP) exercise, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Auxiliary Airfield II, near Yuma, Arizona, March 26, 2022. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardization…