Marines with Marine Forces Reserve conduct live fire and maneuver training during Integrated Training Exercise (ITX) 4-21, at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 23, 2021. ITX is a culmination of Marine Forces Reserve units' training cycle as they participate in a live-fire, combined arms exercise as a part of an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). (U.S. Marine Corps video shot by Sgt. JVonnta Taylor and Lance Cpl. Samwel Tabancay. Produced by LCpl. Samwel Tabancay.)

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Reserve Marines from Across Country Integrate into a Lethal Force for ITX 4-21

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 work on completing an expeditionary airfield maintenance exercise on Stoval Airfield during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-18 (WTI) at Dateland, Ariz., on March 13, 2018. WTI is a seven-week training even hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advance 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 LCpl. Lisa Collins)

MWSS Expeditionary Airfield Maintenance

A U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B Prowler assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducts an aerial refuel in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) near Welton, Ariz., Oct. 5, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine 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)

EA-6B Aerial Refuel

U.S. Marines attending Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) conduct the Offensive Air Support (OAS) 7 exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) at Yodaville, Ariz., Oct. 3, 2017. The OAS exercise is designed to focus on the integration of all air combat element aviation assets with a developed ground scheme of maneuver to conduct close air support. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of 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)

Offensive Air Support 7 B-Roll

U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367 (HMLA-367) offload an AH-1W Cobra from a C-17 Globemaster III during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 6, 2017. 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 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)

U.S. Marines with HMLA-367 Unload an AH-1W Super Cobra

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marquis Thurman an Aircraft Ordnance Technician with Marine All Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA (AW)-242) Marine Aircraft Group 12 (MAG-12), 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW) operates an air launch weapons loader during a F/A-18 Hornet hot load exercise at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2017. During Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-18 (WTI 1-18). 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 and provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics (U.S. Marine Corps video by Pfc Lisa Collins.)

F/A-18 Hornet Hotload

A F-35B Lightning II fires an AIM 120 AMRAMM missile for the first time during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 in Yuma, AZ, on Sept. 21, 2017. 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)

F-35B Lightning II Fires AIM 120 AMRAMM Missile

U.S. Marines attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One conducted digitally aided close air support in support of an Instructor pilot warm-up exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 1-18 (WTI 1-18) at Chocolate Mountain, Calif., on September 22, 2017. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (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. Charnelle A. Smith)

digitally aided close air support

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One provide digitally aided close air support during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-18 (WTI) in Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., on September 22, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training even 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 and provides standardized advance 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 Kujanpaa)

PWTI Warmup

U.S. Marines attached to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One conducted digitally aided close air support in support of an Instructor pilot warmup exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructors course 1-18 (WTI 1-18) at Chocolate Mountain, Calif., on September 22, 2017. 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 Sgt. Daniel Kujanpaa)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) provide digitally aided close air support during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 1-18 (WTI) in Chocolate Mountain Arial Gunnery Range, Calif., on September 22, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training even 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 and provides standardized advance 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 Kujanpaa)

PWTI Digitally Aided Close Air Support

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) prepare for an aerial gunnery refinement drill in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 at Chocolate Mountain, Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Sept 25, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training even 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 and provides standardized advance 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. Charnelle Smith)

UH-1Y Aerial Gunnery Refinement

A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), maneuvers during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-18 at Yodaville, Yuma, Ariz., on Sept. 26, 2017. WTI is a seven-week training even 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 and provides standardized advance 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. Charnelle Smith)

UH-1Y Venom Close Air Support

U.S. Marines with Echo Battery, 2nd Battalion, 11th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, provide artillery support with a M777 Howitzer during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2017. 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 Sgt. Daniel D. Kujanpaa)

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