U.S. Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) and U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 conducted the first independent Distributed STOVL Operation (DSO) by flying all ordnance, personnel, and fuel in on mission aircraft at Yuma, Ariz., April 13,2017. Marines employed the manual drive assembly to load all up rounds using a short airfield for tactical support (SATS) loader. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and 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. Benjamin Drake)
Date Taken: | 04.13.2017 |
Date Posted: | 04.20.2017 18:29 |
Category: | Package |
Video ID: | 520259 |
VIRIN: | 170419-M-KZ009-0001 |
Filename: | DOD_104291195 |
Length: | 00:01:13 |
Location: | YUMA, ARIZONA, US |
Downloads: | 117 |
High-Res. Downloads: | 117 |
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