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Video by Lance Cpl. Lisa Collins

RQ-21 Blackjack Instructor Pilot Warm-Up

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1

March 27, 2019 | 1:49

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU) 1, Marine Aircraft Group 13, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, launch an RQ-21A Blackjack aircraft in support of an instructor pilot warm-up exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-19 at Canon Air Defense Complex, Yuma, Arizona, March 27, 2019. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (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. Lisa Collins)