AGS Aircraft Salvage Practical Application

Video by Lance Cpl. Jeremy Laboy

Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

Sept. 30, 2015 | 6:43

U.S. Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 374 (MWSS-374) conduct an aircraft salvage practical application on a UH-1Y Venom at Yuma Proving Grounds, Yuma, Ariz., on Sept. 30, 2015. This practical application was a part of a Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 1-16, a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of the 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 Lance Cpl. Jeremy L. Laboy).