U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and airmen with 48th Rescue Squadron conduct a live-fire range during final exercise as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-25 at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, April 26, 2025. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine aviation in support of the Marine Air Ground Task Force, Joint and Coalition Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.–Being a single mother of a 3-year-old boy at 20 is never easy, no matter the person, even for Dora Rodriguez. She knew she needed a change in her life; she just had to figure out how to get it. However, after hearing what her cousin had to say after coming back from boot camp, she knew that joining the Marine Corps would be the solution.
