WTI 2-18: Osprey Ops in Support of the MAGTF

07/19/2018
Ospreys involved from VMX-1 during day tactic operations in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Calif., April 7.  [maxgallery id="118305"] WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation…

CH-53 Es in WTI 2-18

07/02/2018
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallions with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 fly towards the objective during a day battle drill in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., April 7.  [maxgallery id="117893"] WTI is a seven-week training event hosted…

Working GCE and ACE Integration and WTI 2-18

06/27/2018
U.S. Marines assigned to 1st Battalion 4th Marines post security during assault support tactics three during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18 in Yuma, Ariz., on April. 20, 2018.  [maxgallery id="117989"] WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron One cadre which emphasizes…

Night Tactics Training at WTI-2-18

06/25/2018
U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 prepare an MV-22 Osprey for takeoff during night tactics training in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 at Short Takeoff Vertical Landing expeditionary airfield in Dateland, Ariz., April 9. [maxgallery id="118074"] WTI is a seven-week training event hosted…

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…

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.…