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Video by Cpl. Benjamin Drake

Instructor Pilot Warm-up

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1

March 27, 2019 | 0:46

U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) and U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper aircraft assigned to MAWTS-1 conduct an urban close air support exercise during an instructor pilot warm-up in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-19 at Yodaville, Yuma, Arizona, March 27, 2019. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force. WTI also 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. Benjamin Drake)