End of Course Video: WTI-1-24

11/21/2023
U.S. Marines along with coalition service members, foreign and domestic, all assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One participated in Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-24 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Sept. 10, through Oct. 29, 2023. WTI is an advanced, graduate-level course for selected…

Digital Talon

11/06/2023
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) is advancing lethality and the combat capabilities of unmanned surface vehicles during Exercise Digital Talon in the international waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula, Oct. 23. During the exercise, NAVCENT’s Task Force 59, the Navy’s first Unmanned and Artificial Intelligence Task Force, demonstrated the ability…

CH-53K King Stallions at WTI-1-24

10/21/2023
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 perform preflight checks as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-24 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 12, 2023. The WTI course is an advanced, graduate-level, seven-week course hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS)…

REPMUS 23

10/19/2023
Exercises REPMUS 23 and Dynamic Messenger 23 took place in Tróia and Sesimbra, Portugal in September 2023. They focused on integrating new maritime unmanned systems into NATO operations, and featured the ability of autonomous underwater vehicles to operate effectively together. REPMUS (Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping augmented by Maritime Unmanned Systems)…

USMC Tail-to-tail Transfer of Supplies

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 at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, June 7, 2023. The tail-to-tail transfer of supplies allowed distribution of sustainment…

CH-53K Comes to MAWTS-1: March 2023

04/07/2023
U.S. Marine CH-53K King Stallion helicopter and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), and Royal Air Force CH-47 Chinook helicopter participate in an external lift training exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-23 at Auxiliary Airfield II near Yuma, Arizona…