Assault Support Tactics Three [Image 7 of 10]

TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, UNITED STATES

10.13.2017

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Huff 

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1

A U.S. Infantry Marine with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines provides security during Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3) in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 at Twentynine Palms, Calif., on Oct. 13, 2017. AST-3 is an exercise focused on conducting a noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) in an urban environment while concurrently providing foreign humanitarian assistance (FHA) to the simulated host nation. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Huff)

• Date Taken: 10.13.2017
• Date Posted: 10.16.2017 14:48
• Photo ID: 3863919
• VIRIN: 171013-M-MR863-0138
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 8.07 MB
• Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CA, US