All in a day's work: U.S. Marines perform terrain flying, aerial gunnery and external heavy lifts with CH-53K King Stallion
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 perform a terrain-familiarization flight with CH-53K King Stallions as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-24 near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2023. The WTI course is an advanced, graduate-level, seven-week course hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1, which provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications, to support Marine aviation training and readiness and to assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)
All in a day's work: U.S. Marines perform terrain flying, aerial gunnery and external heavy lifts with CH-53K King Stallion
U.S. Marines with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461 perform a terrain-familiarization flight with CH-53K King Stallions as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 1-24 near Yuma, Arizona, Oct. 10, 2023. The WTI course is an advanced, graduate-level, seven-week course hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1, which provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications, to support Marine aviation training and readiness and to assist in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. HMH-461 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike)