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Video by Cpl. AaronJames Vinculado

Assault Support Tactics 3 B-Roll

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1

Oct. 13, 2017 | 4:12

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron One (VMU-1) launches RQ-21A Blackjack during assault support tactics 3 (AST-3) in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructors course (WTI) 1-18 at Canon Air Defense Complex (P111), Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 13, 2017. AST-3 is an exercise focused on conducting a noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) in an urban environment while concurrently providing foreign humanitarian assistance (FHA) to the simulated host nation. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (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 Cpl. AaronJames Vinculado)