U.S. Marines, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, conduct Forward Arming and Refueling Point operations with AH-1Z Viper aircraft during Assault Support Tactics 4 as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-24, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 16, 2024. WTI is an advanced graduate-level course that provides advanced tactical training to enhance and employ advanced aviation weapons and tactics. AST-4 provides prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a nighttime, long-range, battalion air assault to multiples objectives simultaneously in a medium threat environment while conducting five of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation. (U.S....
U.S. Marines, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, debrief after conducting a Forward Arming and Refueling Point exercise during Assault Support Tactics 4 as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-24, at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, April 16, 2024. WTI is an advanced graduate-level course that provides advanced tactical training to enhance and employ advanced aviation weapons and tactics. AST-4 provides prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a nighttime, long-range, battalion air assault to multiple objectives simultaneously in a medium threat environment while conducting five of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Maurion Moore)
