Hundreds gathered at MCAS Yuma on Wed, Feb. 29 to mourn the loss of U.S. Marine Major Nathan W. Anderson, a 32-year old Pilot Instructor who died in a tragic helicopter training accident on Feb. 22 near Yuma, Ariz. LOANED VIDEO/MCAS YUMA
Helicopters will take to the skies and Marines will train in parks around Yuma and Brawley the during biannual Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course. Video by James Gilbert/Sun File Footage
A memorial was dedicated near the Marine Search and Rescue helicopter crash site of last August, when three Marines and a sailor lost their lives. Video by Jared Dort/The Sun
Take a flight on a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter, with reporter James Gilbert and other members of the media and community leaders during Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course taught by MAWTS-1, based at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
The MV-22 Osprey, a multimission aircraft that is used to transport military casualty, cargo, conduct combat and combat support missions, flys out of MCAS-Yuma during training. Video by Ryan Brennecke, Stephanie Sanchez, and Darin Fenger