RAAF’s F-35s Complete 1000th Sortie

06/10/2018
RAAF personnel at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, reach a flying milestone as the Australian F-35As complete their first 1000 sorties.  The RAAF F-35A team are working together with the 56th Fighter Wing USAF and Lockheed Martin to develop Australia’s initial F-35A capability. Royal Australian Air Force pilots and maintenance…

Working in Support of the Mobile Base

06/09/2018
Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 work on completing an expeditionary airfield maintenance exercise on Stoval Airfield during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18 (WTI) at Dateland, Ariz., on March 15, 2018. WTI is a seven-week training even hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six…

Working Distributed Basing: Leveraging the F-35B

06/06/2018
U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 prepare to refuel F-35 Lightning IIs during a Distributed Short Takeoff Vertical Landing Operation in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., March 30.  [maxgallery id="117909"] WTI is a seven-week training event…

WTI 2-18: Flight Phase Begins

04/05/2018
Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18's flight phase began at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, April 2.  WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine…

Marine Corps Sunsetting the Prowler

12/10/2017
12/10/2017: U.S. Marine Corps Col. David A. Suggs, the commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., was invited to fly in one of two EA-6B Prowler aircraft attached to Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VMAQ) 2, Oct. 16, 2017. MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, AZ, UNITED STATES 10.16.2017 Video…

ATC for WTI, Yuma Arizona

11/26/2017
11/26/2017: U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) ensure safe runways for CH-53E Super Stallions and MV-22 Ospreys to land on during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., Oct. 17, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training even hosted by MAWTS-1…

The Aviation Element Within the MAGTF

10/30/2017
10/30/17: U.S. Marine Corps 1stLt Geremiah Simoes, Executive Officer Lima Co, 3rd Battalion 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, discusses the integration of maneuver forces with Marine Aviation across the Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 at Yuma, Az., on Sept. 27, 2017.…

VMFA 211 Distributed STOVL Ops with F-35Bs

10/26/2017
10/26/2017: U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 conduct a hot load exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 2-17 at Yuma Proving Grounds, Ariz., April 13, 2017. [maxgallery id="101800"] Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducted the first independent Distributed STOVL Operation (DSO)…