Combat Arms

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- A skilled marksman, Senior Airman Shawn McDonald, a 30th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, advises site correction April 2 during the M4 Rifle training at the firing range here. The 30th SFS Combat Arms Training and Maintenance team trains hundreds of Vandenberg Airmen in a variety of weapons for deployment and recurring qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

Combat Arms

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Staff Sgt. Wendy Jones, a 30th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, helps a security forces Airman "zero-in" his M4 Rifle April 2 during training at the firing range here. The 30th SFS Combat Arms Training and Maintenance team trains hundreds of Vandenberg Airmen in a variety of weapons for deployment and recurring qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

CATM instructors prepare for qualification course change

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Seven 30th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors are currently being trained to administer a new Rifle Carbine Air Force Qualification Course to all Airmen who are slated for deployment or permanent change of station assignments. The new course, which is scheduled to be implemented Air Force-wide Dec. 1, will contain both basic firing positions (prone, sitting, kneeling, standing) and advanced tactical movements. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

Combat Arms

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Targets prepared, Airmen of the 30th Security Forces Squadron move down range to post them during M4 Rifle Training April 2 at the firing range here. The 30th SFS Combat Arms Training and Maintenance team trains hundreds of Vandenberg Airmen in a variety of weapons for deployment and recurring qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Hubenthal)

Water rescue at Wall Beach

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Racing across the cresting waves, Staff Sgt. Nathan Duncan and Fire Captain Bill Burch, both Vandenberg firefighters, demonstrate a pick off during water rescue training March 31 at Wall Beach here. The training allows the rescue team to familiarize themselves with the currents and tides of Vandenberg's beaches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Antoinette Lyons)

Water rescue at Wall Beach

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- Braving the cold Pacific Ocean, Marrisa Halbeisen, a Vandenberg firefighter, removes beach wheels March 31 from Wall Beach here after the launch of a personal water craft for water rescue training. The training allows the rescue team to familiarize themselves with the currents and tides of Vandenberg's beaches. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Antoinette Lyons)