CATM keeps readiness in its sights

Photos by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
Airmen set up their targets before shooting at the M9 qualification course Jan. 10 at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range on Vogelweh. To qualify with the M9, the Airmen were required to hit 35 shots of 45 rounds, while Airmen aiming for the expert accoutrement needed 41 total hits, six of which being lethal head shots and 25 lethal chest shots.
Ammunition rest on a table at the CATM M9 qualification course Jan. 10 at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range on Vogelweh.
Airmen preparing to deploy attend the CATM M9 qualification course Jan. 10 at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range on Vogelweh.
Staff Sgt. Andrew Deleon Guerre, 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron combat arms instructor, assists Staff Sgt. Brittney Briggs, 86th Munitions Squadron munition inspector, during the CATM M9 qualification course Jan. 10 at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range on Vogelweh. The CATM M9 qualification course is a prerequisite for Airmen like Briggs preparing to deploy.
ZP3 Stefan Michel, 86th Security Forces Squadron intrusion control police officer, shoots at a target at the CATM M9 qualification course Jan. 10 at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range on Vogelweh.