A U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) fires at an unmanned aircraft system during Assault Support Tactics 1 as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-26 near Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 13, 2025. AST-1 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective weapons and tactics instructors the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Castro)
| Date Taken: | 10.14.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 10.24.2025 22:01 |
| Photo ID: | 9365776 |
| VIRIN: | 251003-M-CC021-1176 |
| Resolution: | 5662x3777 |
| Size: | 9.61 MB |
| Location: | CHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN AERIAL GUNNERY RANGE, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 55 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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