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Marines with the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing conducted the last flight of the AH-1W Super Cobra and flew from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., to Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton, Calif., May 1. Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469 was the last 3rd MAW squadron to upgrade to the AH-1Z Viper.

U.S. Marines from multiple Marine Wing Support Squadrons (MWSS) refuel a AH-1Z Viper during a forward arming refueling point (FARP) exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-17 at Yuma, Ariz., April 3, 2017. The FARP exercise focused on refueling and rearming aircraft expeditiously.

Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Air Ground Task Force and 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.

Hawaii’s first three AH-1Z Vipers arrive aboard Marine Corps Air Station, Kaneohe Bay, Dec. 19, 2017. The arrival of the 4th generation attack helicopters enhances the capabilities and power projection of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 367, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and MCBH.