Nighttime Tail Gunnery Range

Video by Cpl. Juan Dominguez

Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron-1

Oct. 21, 2020 | 2:17

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. James Fredrickson, a crew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, and Cpl. Caleb Kirkpatrick, an aerial observer with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, Marine Aircraft Group 26, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, participate in a nighttime tail gunnery range certification, aboard an MV-22B Osprey in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-21, Yodaville, Arizona, Oct. 21, 2020. The WTI course is a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aircraft Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, providing 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 photo by Cpl. Juan Dominguez)