Training for Distributed STOVL Operations: WTI 2-22 – Second Line of Defense – Second Line of Defense

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Copeland Jr., left, a KC-130 fixed-wing aircraft crew master from Cartersville, Georgia, and Gunnery Sgt. Timothy Leidecker, a flight engineer, both assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), prepare to airdrop supply during distributed STOVL operations (DSO), in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, near Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI 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 assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), secure ordnance inside a KC-130J Hercules during distributed STOVL operations (DSO), in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI 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 assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), offload ordnance from a KC-130J Hercules, during distributed STOVL operations (DSO), in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI 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 assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Timothy Leidecker, a flight engineer assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), connects a fuel hose to a KC-130J Hercules, during a ground refuel in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI 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 assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. James Copeland Jr., left, a KC-130 fixed-wing aircraft crew master from Cartersville, Georgia, and Lance Cpl. Elijah Findley, an F-35 fixed-wing aircraft mechanic from Brentwood, Tennessee, both assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), monitor fuel hoses during a ground refuel in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI 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 assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), utilize bulk fuel equipment shown to conduct a ground refuel during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI 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 assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)

A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), taxis prior to a ground refueling during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-22, at Laguna Army Airfield, Yuma, Arizona, March 29, 2022. WTI 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 assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Symira Bostic)