U.S. Marines along with coalition service members, foreign and domestic, all assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One participated in Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-24 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 3, through April 22, 2024. WTI is an advanced graduate-level course that provides advanced tactical training to enhance and employ advanced aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Gideon Schippers, Cpl. Brian Bullard, Cpl. Alejandro Fernandez, Cpl. Tyler Raab, Lance Cpl. Maurion Moore) 
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Eric D. Purcell, a New Milford, Connecticut native, the outgoing commanding officer of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, receives a gift after his final flight at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, May 2, 2024. The final flight commemorates an aviator's career accomplishments and is a tradition for pilots detaching from their units. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brian Bullard)
