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Exercises / Helicopters / Marines / military / U.S. Marines

July 19, 2019

Marine Corps WTI 2-19 Exercise in Kiwanis Park, Yuma AZ

On April 19th, the United States Marine Corps descended upon Kiwanis Park in Yuma, Arizona, in their CH-53E Super Stallions and UH-1Y Venoms in a simulated humanitarian assistance mission. The park offers a large enough field to land multiple...

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February 14, 2012

Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI 1-12)

Weapons and Tactics Instructor In October 2011, Marine Corps Air Station Yuma was once again home for the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course or as it’s more commonly known as “WTI.” I was fortunate enough to be invited to...

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May 16, 2011

Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Yuma2011

Yuma Arizona’s main airport is a joint-use facility that’s home to a busy Marine Corps base and an interesting mix of civilian operators. In fact, the Marines say that MCAS Yuma (on the south side of the main runways)...

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October 25, 2010

Forty Eight Hours at Yuma’s WTI

Whoever wrote those song lyrics “it never rains in southern California” had it wrong (trivia answer below)… I fought rain for the first hour and a half of a three hour drive from San Diego CA to Yuma, AZ. ...