Take That Desert!!! (aka Attack Helicopter Ballet)

Take That Desert!!! (aka Attack Helicopter Ballet)Video by Sgt. Daniel Kujanpaa, Lance Cpl. Victoria Taylor, Cpl. Aaron James Vinculado Marine Corps Air Station Yuma Combat Camera

U.S. Marine Corps AH-1Z Viper’s and UH-1Y Venom’s assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conduct an offensive air support (OAS) exercise during Weapons and Tactics Instructor course (WTI) 1-17 at Observation Point Feets, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Sept. 28, 2016. 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. MAWTS-1 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 Sgt. Daniel Kujanpaa, Lance Cpl. Victoria Taylor, Cpl. Aaron James Vinculado)