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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cody Young, Lightweight Machine Gun Course instructor, briefs students on firing adjustments and targets during the live firing portion of the qualification course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The course is two-weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day-one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

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Everette Linn (left), U.S. Air Force Lightweight Machine Gun Course instructor evaluates targets hit by U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Blaine Hale, student, during the live firing portion of the qualification course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The course is two weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

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U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Blaine Hale, student, makes his weapon ready and checks muzzle angle while wearing a gas mask during the live firing portion of the Lightweight Machine Gun Qualification course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The course is two weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Martin Barbosa, NCOIC Lightweight Machine Gun Course instructor evaluates targets hit and provides feedback to U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Blaine Hale, student, during the live firing portion of the qualification course at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 3, 2022. The course is two weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

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U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Ethan Harris, student, preps ammunition for a truck mounted M240 B medium weight machine gun live firing exercise as part of the Lightweight Machine Gun Course while Robert Powers, LMGC instructor prepares the weapon at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 4, 2022. The course is two weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

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U.S. Air Force Airman Basic Reinaldo Pimentel, student, takes aim during the truck mounted M240 B medium weight machine gun live firing exercise as part of the Lightweight Machine Gun Course while U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Martin Barbosa, NCOIC LMGC instructor give guidance and aiming corrections at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, Oct. 4, 2022. The course is two weeks long culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions and is designed to ready students for mission demands on day one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.

JBSA | Live Fire: Trainees take Lightweight Machine Gun Course at JBSA-Camp Bullis

Published Oct. 13, 2022
By Brian Boisvert
502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, Texas --

Trainees participated in the live firing portion of the Lightweight Machine Gun Course from the 37th Training Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Oct. 3, 2022.

The course is two weeks long, culminating in three days where students familiarize themselves with weapons by live firing in multiple conditions.

It is designed to ready students for mission demands on day one of assignment at their new base where this training is not available.