F-35 Distributed STOVL Operations

05/10/2019
A short video compilation showing U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft conducting distributed short take-off and vertical landing operations to simultaneously re-arm and refuel from KC-130J Hercules aircraft, as well as re-arm and refuel with MV-22B Osprey aircraft, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. This training was…

MV-22B insertion and extraction in WTI-2-18

07/04/2018
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, conduct insertion and extraction drills during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-18 Yuma, Ariz., April 4. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine…

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. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1…

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. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron One cadre which emphasizes operational integration…

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. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by…

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…

The Aviation Element Within the MAGTF

10/30/2017
Video:The Aviation Element Within the MAGTF from the perspective of WTI training.