A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, Radio Reconnaissance

A U.S. Marine with Alpha Company, Radio Reconnaissance Platoon, 1st Radio Battalion, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force conducts a helocast exercise out of a UH-1Y Venom at Lake Ferguson, near Yuma, Ariz., April 2, 2016. The exercise was part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 2-16, a seven-week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized 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 photograph by SSgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)