07/04/2015: U.S. Marines conduct an assault support exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-15 at Stoval Airfield near Dateland, Ariz., April 13, 2015. WTI is a seven week event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1). MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification of unit…
07/01/2015: U.S. Marine pilots flying UH-1Y Venoms provide urban close air support during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) near Yuma, Ariz., April 3, 2015. WTI is a seven week event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized tactical training and certification…
06/15/2015: F-35's from the 56th Fighter Wing took flight with two KC-135's for an aerial refueling mission over Arizona. Credit:56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs:6/5/15 And the perspective from MCAS Beaufort: Fueling a fighter jet mid-mission isn’t as easy as exiting a highway to top off your tank. It’s really…
05/15/2015: F-35B pilots, Maj. Aric Liberman (05 jet) and Capt. Brian Hansell (01 jet), with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., perform short take off and vertical landings as part of required flying field carrier landing practices (FCLP) at the stations auxiliary…
04/20/2015: U.S. Marines assigned to Landing Support Company, 1st Transport Support Battalion, attach an up armored Humvee to a CH-53E Super Stallion during an external lift exercise at auxiliary airfield 2 near Yuma, Ariz., April 3, 2015. Some shots highlight the refueling of the CH-53E while exercising its lift mission.…
04/14/2015: U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (CO B 1/5) participated in a CH-53E Super Stallion fast rope exercise at Auxiliary Airfield 2 near Yuma, Ariz., April 03, 2015. CO B 1/5 was in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-15 hosted by Marine Aviation…
04/12/2015: U.S. Marines from Landing Support Company, First Transport Support Battalion, execute an external lift during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-15 in a CH-53E Super Stallion at Auxiliary Airfield 2 near Yuma, Ariz., April 03,2015. WTI is a seven week event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics…
04/10/2015: U.S. Marines from VMGR-234, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron, execute a tactical aerial delivery during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Co6rse (WTI) 2-15 in a KC-130J Hercules at Yuma, Ariz., April 10, 2015. WTI is a seven week event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1). MAWTS-1…
