Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Tech. Sgt. Chad Choker, NCOIC of combat arms (left), assists a student during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course, June 22, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base, California. CATM instructors teach Airmen how to properly use, disassemble, and clean a weapon safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Ansumana Turray, 9th Security Forces Squadron assistant NCOIC of combat arms, inspects an M249 Light Machine Gun, June 26, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. Recce Town’s combat arms instructors conduct weapon inspections regularly to ensure they are in working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Senior Airman Keith Talbot, 9th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor (left), and Staff Sgt. Ansumana Turray, 9th SFS assistant NCOIC of combat arms, inspect M249 Light Machine Guns, June 26, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. Recce Town’s combat arms instructors conduct weapon inspections regularly to ensure they are in working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Senior Airman Richard Mitchell, 9th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor (left), and Staff Sgt. Ansumana Turray, 9th SFS assistant NCOIC of combat arms, conduct a weapon inspection at the Security Forces armory, June 26, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. Combat arms instructors ensure all Recce Town weapons are in working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Senior Airman Richard Mitchell, 9th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, inspects an M4 Carbine, June 23, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. Recce Town’s combat arms instructors conduct weapon inspections regularly to ensure weapons are in proper working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Senior Airman Keith Talbot, 9th Security Forces Squadron combat arms instructor, inspects an M4 Carbine, June 23, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. Recce Town’s combat arms instructors conduct weapon inspections regularly to ensure weapons are in proper working condition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Airman 1st Class Nicholas Chapin, 9th Civil Engineering Squadron firefighter, disassembles an M4 Carbine for cleaning during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) course, June 22, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. The CATM course educates Airmen on how to properly operate and maintain weapons for forward deployed operations and for those who carry weapons everyday as part of their duties on the installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Mackenzie Jones, 9th Civil Engineering Squadron operations manager, fires an M4 Carbine, June 22, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. The Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course teaches Airmen how to properly use, disassemble, and clean a weapon safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

An M4 Carbine lays on a shooting rest during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) course, June 22, 2020, at Beale Air Force Base California. CATM instructors teach Airmen how to properly use, disassemble, and clean a weapon safely. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez)

Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Published July 16, 2020
By Airman 1st Class Luis A. Ruiz-Vazquez
9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs

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