April 15, 2021 - U.S. Marine Corps
Lance Cpl. Liam Hogan, a UH-1Y crew chief, assigned to
Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1),
operates a GAU-21 .50 caliber machine gun and an M240D
7.62mm machine gun, while surveying for targets aboard a
UH-1Y Venom, during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI)
course 2-21, at Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range,
California.
The WTI course is a seven-week
training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing standardized
advanced tactical training and certification of unit
instructor qualifications to support Marine aviation
training and readiness, and assist in developing and
employing aviation weapons and tactics.
U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance
Cpl. Patrick Katz
