Osprey Ops during WTI-1-24

11/08/2023
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One seen operating with the MV-22B Osprey, during Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-24, on Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma Arizona on Oct. 11, 2023. WTI is an advanced, graduate-level course for selected pilots and enlisted aircrew providing standardized…

FARP Training at WTI-1-24

11/06/2023
U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopters, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, work a forward arming and refueling point exercise, part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-24 at Landing Zone Bull Attack, near Chocolate Mountains, California, Oct. 13, 2023. WTI is an advanced, graduate-level course…

King Stallion Works with KC-130J on “Tail-to-Tail” Method of Logistical Support

06/21/2023
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 252 transfer supplies from a KC-130J Hercules into a CH-53K King Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 with an extended boom forklift - military millennium vehicle assigned to Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron (MALS) 29 at Marine Corps Air…

Assault Support Tactics Training at MAWTS-1

04/28/2023
U.S. Marines and U.S. Navy sailors assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division participate during Assault Support Tactics 2 (AST-2), as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 2-23 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, April 12, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1,…

CH-53K Training Exercise: April 2023

04/24/2023
In preparation for the coming of the CH-53K King Stallion entering into USMC operations,  HMH-461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing has been putting it through its paces. In this slideshow, the Marines of HMH-461 are seen in transit to the West Coast for a training exercise. In…

Abraham Lincoln Flight Ops, September 2022

12/27/2022
A T-45C Goshawk training jet, assigned to the “Eagles” of Advanced Jet Training Squadron (VT) 7 is seen training on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Other pictures show Super Hornet operations. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo…

CMV-22B Lands on USS New York

09/16/2022
The CMV-22B is being purchased by the U.S. Navy to replace the C-2A Greyhound. But unlike the Greyhound, the CMV-22B can land on a wide variety of platforms which then enables not just large-deck carriers but fleet wide logistics support. This will prove especially important in a contested environment where…