美国亚利桑那州尤马海军陆战队航空站
Photo by U.S. Marine Corps/CWO3 Jorge A. Dimmer | 2015-10-01 00:00:00 | VK-15
2015年10月1日,美国亚利桑那州尤马海军陆战队航空站,VMFA-121“绿衣骑士”战斗攻击机中队二架 F-35B 在武器和战术教官(WTI 1-16)培训课程中准备夜航,WTI是海军陆战队第1航空武器和战术中队(MAWTS-1)主导的航空兵高级战术训练,旨在为航空武器的使用制定方案和标准。(U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Colin J. Newbold, front, and Maj. Mark A. Noble, F-35B Lightning II pilots taxi on a runway in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-16 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Oct. 1, 2015. Newbold's flight was historic in nature since it marked the first WTI class to fully integrate F-35s into the course. WTI 1-16 is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre which emphasizes operation 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.)