U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Devin Shores, from Florida, a logistics specialist with 2nd Distribution Support Battalion (DSB), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, completes an external lift at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, July 30, 2025. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing and 2nd DSB are training alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K King Stallion's ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mya Seymour)
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, Marine Aircraft Group 29, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), undergo a Marine Corps Combat Readiness Evaluation at U.S. Coast Guard Base Sector Key West, Florida, July 18 to Aug. 1, 2025. Marines with 2nd MAW and 2nd Distribution Support Battalion trained alongside elements of the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection to refine humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities while also refining the CH-53K King Stallion's ability to support distributed aviation operations in a joint environment in order to establish HMH-461's operational readiness as a squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Rowdy Vanskike)
U.S. Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) concluded preparatory training for Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-26 at the Marine Aviation Training System Site (MATSS) on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina, Friday.  
WTI is a seven-week period of instruction, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 at MCAS Yuma, Arizona, that incorporates Marine Corps planning and implementation of advanced air and ground tactics through a series of escalating evolutions to produce certified Weapons and Tactics Instructors. WTIs serve as squadron training officers who use their skills to act as aircraft and weapons subject matter experts and provide their units with proper training...
08.12.2025 | MARINE CORPS AIR STATION NEW RIVER, NORTH CAROLINA, US |
Story by 1st Lt. John Graham
