U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion and an MV-22B Osprey assigned to Marine Aviation and Weapons Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) take off after transporting Marines during Assault Support Tactics 2 as part of Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 1-26 at Observation Point Red Point, near Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range, California, Oct. 15, 2025. AST-2 is a daytime, force-on-force event that allows prospective weapons and tactics instructors to plan, brief, and execute a company-reinforced air assault while integrating the six functions of Marine Aviation. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher J. Castro)