WTI 2-23: FINEX: Hoist Operations [Image 3 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 from a MV-22B Osprey helicopter 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 seven-week 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 13:13
• Photo ID: 7767619
• VIRIN: 230421-M-YN654-1025
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 1.67 MB
• Location: SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CA, US
• Hometown: BROOKINGS, OR, US