U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct hoist operations during the final exercise of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23 off the coast of San Clemente Island, California, April 21, 2023. WTI, hosted by MAWTS-1, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Eric Ramirez)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Lucas Whitley, from Morristown, New Jersey, a tiltrotor crew chief
assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), looks out the
side of 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)
