WTI 2-23: FINEX: Hoist Operations [Image 2 of 4]

SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA, UNITED STATES

04.21.2023

Photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend 

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Braden Stotler, from Brookings, Oregon, a tiltrotor crew chief, and
crew chief instructor with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1),
lowers a rescue basket during a hoist operation, part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI)
course 2-23, over the coast of San Clemente Island, California, April 21, 2023. WTI is a sevenweek training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and
readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine
Corps photo by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)

• Date Taken: 04.21.2023
• Date Posted: 05.15.2023 13:16
• Photo ID: 7767618
• VIRIN: 230421-M-YN654-1009
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 1.35 MB
• Location: SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA, US
• Hometown: BROOKINGS, OR, US