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Video by Sgt. Daniel Kujanpaa

WTI 1-16 Assault Support Tactics 3

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1

Oct. 16, 2015 | 7:04

U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion’s and UH-1Y Venom’s assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division and 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, Marine Air Control Group 38 (MACG-38), 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) conduct a Foreign Humanitarian Aid drill in support of Assault Support Tactics 3, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-16 at Kiwanis Park, Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 16, 2015. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides 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 video by Sgt. Daniel D. Kujanpaa/Released)