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U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367 offload an AH-1W Super Cobra from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Sept. 6, 2017. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation and Weapon Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) One 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 photo by Lance Cpl. Koby I. Saunders)