U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Fredrickson, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Cpl. Caleb Kirkpatrick, an aerial observer with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a nighttime tail gunnery range certification, aboard an MV-22B Osprey in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-21, Yodaville, Arizona, Oct. 21, 2020. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aircraft Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and...
U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepare to offload cargo from a CH-53E Super Stallion onto a Light Capability Rough Terrain Forklift, during Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3) in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-21, at Kiwanis Park in Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 16, 2020. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness, and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. KarlHendrix Aliten)
