All in a day's work: U.S. Marines perform terrain flying, aerial gunnery and external heavy lifts with CH-53K King Stallion

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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)

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U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rowdy Vanskike/Released 231010-M-YH653-128.JPG

Oct 16, 2023

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Antonio Trujillo, a CH-53K King Stallion crew chief with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, sits on the ramp of a CH-53K during a terrain-familiarization flight 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)

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