WTI 2-23: Assault Support Tactics 1

Video by Cpl. Jaye Townsend

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1

April 10, 2023 | 6:03

U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, participate in Assault Support Tactics 1 (AST-1) with a U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk, a Royal Air Force CH-47 Chinook, and U.S. Marine CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-23 near Yuma, Arizona, April 10, 2023. WTI, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, is a seven-week course providing standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation training and readiness. AST-1 is a daytime, force-on-force event which affords prospective WTIs the opportunity to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation.  (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Jaye Townsend)