April 2017 - U.S. Marines
conduct a day and night aerial live fire during the final
exercise (FINEX) as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor
course (WTI) 2-17 at Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery
Range, California. The FINEX exercise is designed to execute
a simulated special operating forces raid while
simultaneously supporting regimental combat team objectives
and focusing on conducting all six functions of Marine
Aviation.
WTI is a seven-week training event
hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One
(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 Cpl.
AaronJames B. Vinculado Video edited by USA Patriotism!
