AST-4 mortar maneuver [Image 16 of 16]

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, AZ, UNITED STATES

10.24.2023

Photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker 

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1

A U.S. Marine with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, rides aboard a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during assault support tactics (AST) 4, Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-24, on route to Twentynine Palms, California, Oct. 24, 2023. WTI is an advanced, graduate-level course for selected pilots and enlisted aircrew providing standardized advanced tactical training and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. AST-4 provides prospective weapons and tactics instructors the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a night, long range battalion air assault to multiple objectives simultaneously in a medium threat environment while conducting five of the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Emily Hazelbaker

• Date Taken: 10.24.2023
• Date Posted: 10.31.2023 10:27
• Photo ID: 8094344
• VIRIN: 231024-M-DB868-2187
• Resolution: 5962x3975
• Size: 2.9 MB
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, AZ, US