U.S. Marines Close Air Support • Going To Bomb Yodaville

U.S. Marines conduct a close air support drill on a simulated city, Urban Target Complex (R-2301-West), otherwise known as Yodaville. -- Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1), locates targets and provides close air support, during an instructor pilot flight exercise in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructors (WTI) course 1-22, at Yodaville, near Yuma, Arizona on September 15, 2021. Yodaville is truly in the middle of the nowhere, still being used, roughly midway between the Gila Mountains and the U.S./Mexico border. WTI is a seven-week training event hosted by MAWTS-1, providing 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. More info about Yodaville - Urban Target Complex (R-2301 West): Film Credits: U.S. Marine Corps Video by Cpl. James Stanfield, Marine Aviation Weapons and Tacti