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  • Defenders train with new rifle optic

    Defenders assigned to the 56th Security Forces Squadron conducted live-fire training with the new TANGO6T low power variable optic on M4 carbine rifles, Sept. 29, 2023, at the GPS Defense Sniper School in Peoria, Arizona.

  • Airmen hone their skills at CATM

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Miki Mullen, 309th Fighter Squadron student pilot, fires at a target using an M9 service pistol during a qualification course, Oct. 27, 2022, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Student pilots are required to qualify with the M9 as part of their graduation requirements. (U.S. Air

  • 37th TRSS CATM instructors guide students with skill, precision

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CHAPMAN TRAINING ANNEX, Texas – Headlights illuminate a winding, dark road against the backdrop of what resembles the Texas country side. With no building or person in sight, this single road leads to a wide open space with one building and one purpose.

  • 56th SFS trains on new weapons systems

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Daisy Valencia, 56th Security Forces Squadron defender, fires an M4A1 rifle during a weapons qualification course at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance facility Aug. 3, 2021, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. CATM instructors led a class for 56th SFS members to

  • Five female CATM instructors bring expertise, drive to 37th TRSS

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CHAPMAN TRAINING ANNEX, Texas – Courage and resiliency are part of day-to-day operations here, so a strong mentality is nothing new for five female security forces specialists assigned to the 37th Training Support Squadron Combat Weapons Flight.

  • CATM trains combat ready Airmen amid COVID-19

    Lt. Col. Deborah Davidson, 341st Medical Operations Squadron commander, prepares to fire an M9 pistol April 15, 2020, at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance facility on Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The course instructs Airmen on shooting procedures such as how to clear the weapon, assess a

  • First BMT trainees experience M-4 training and qualification

    The 37th TRSS reopened the newly renovated Combat Arms Training Range at the JBSA-Lackland Medina Training Annex July 8, 2019. BMT trainees were the first to experience M-4 carbine Weapons Familiarization Course at the range, which closed in November 2018, due to improper rainwater drainage.