U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, participate in Assault Support Tactics (AST) 4 during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-24, near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 24, 2023.WTI is an advanced, graduate-level course for selected pilots and enlisted aircrew providing standardized advanced tactical training and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. AST-4 provides prospective weapons and tactics instructors the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a night, long range battalion air assault to multiple objectives simultaneously in a medium threat environment while conducting five of the six functions of Marine...
U.S. Marines Corps Sgt. Jacob Souther, an air traffic controller California native assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, poses for a picture during a touch and takeoff exercise on a refurbished runway, part of Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 2-24, at Auxiliary Airfield 6, Arizona, Mar. 20, 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 photo by Cpl. Gabriela Garcia-Gregorio)