U.S. Marines conducted air defense training near Yuma, Arizona.
The Marines have revealed that the Marines with Ground-Based Air Defense, Marine Air Weapons, and Tactical Squadron One (MAWTS-1) conducted a course of Weapons and Tactics Training (WTI). 2-22, at Auxiliary Airport II, near Yuma, Arizona.
WTI is a seven-week training event organized by MAWTS-1 that provides standardized advanced tactical training and unit instructor qualification to support training and readiness. maritime aviation, and assist in the development and use of aviation weapons and tactics.
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The Marines are also trained with the FIM-92 Stinger light air defense system to shoot down Russian-made helicopters, including the Russian-made Mi-24 Hind.
The fused missile was introduced to the unit in the mid-1970s. It was one of the first low-altitude surface-to-air missiles of its time.
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