KODIAK, Alaska - GM1 Matt Brandt tells Ensign Andrew Schroeder his score during a pistol shoot at the Coast Guard range in Kodiak, Alaska. Brandt gave Schroeder a few tips to improve his shooting during the t More
KODIAK, Alaska - Gunnersmate 1st Class Matt Brandt supervises Ensign Andrew Schroeder and Seaman Wes Campbell while they shoot 9mm pistols at the Coast Guard range in Kodiak, Alaska. USCG photo by PA1 Keith Alholm
KODIAK, Alaska - GM1 Matt Brandt tells Ensign Andrew Schroeder his score during a pistol shoot for the Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley crewmembers at the Coast Guard range in Kodiak, Alaska. Brandt gave Schroed More
KODIAK, Alaska - BM1 Everette Craven loads 9mm bullets into magazines during a range day for the Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley. USCG photo by PA1 Keith Alholm
KODIAK, Alaska - GM1 Matt Brandt instructs BM1 Everette Craven, SN Wes Campbell, Ensign Andrew Schroeder, SN Rodney Sailors, SN Jason Stott, SN Jarrett Monschke and Ensign Mathew Anderson during a practical pis More
KODIAK, Alaska - SN Wes Campbell and BM1 Everett Craven load 9mm bullets into magazines during a range day for the Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley. USCG photo by PA1 Keith Alholm.
KODIAK, Alaska - GM1 Matt Brandt instructs SN Stott and SN Jarrett Monschke of the Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley how to use a barracade during the practical pistol course shoot at the Coast Guard range in Kodia More
Pascagoula, Miss. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Enedina Galaviz, left, of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf takes aim with a SIG P229-DAK .40 caliber pistol while Chief Petty Officer Richard Sambenedetto, a small arm More
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Scott, left, under the direction of Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Hallmark, a small arms instructor, right, uses the push-pull method to ensure there are n More
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Chief Petty Officer Richard Sambenedetto instructs Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Brewster as she prepares to fire an M-16 rifle during small arms training for crewmembers of Coast Guard Cu More
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Kimberly Iannacone assists Chief Petty Officer Richard Sambenedetto with his grip on an M-16 rifle during small arms training for crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Be More
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Brewster of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf checks the sight on an M-16 rifle after it was used for small arms training, Feb. 27, 2008. Brewster is a gunner's More
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicholas Hallmark of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf fires an M-16 rifle during small arms training, Feb. 28, 2008. Hallmark is a small arms instructor and must quali More
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Seaman Justin Minor, left, of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf prepares to shoot the M-16 rifle qualification course, Feb. 28, 2008. During qualification, shooter's fire from prone, sitting a More
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The M-16 is the standard rifle in Coast Guard law enforcement. During qualification, the shooter fires from prone, kneeling and standing positions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3r More
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Pieter Kindberg fires a .40 caliber SIG pistol as he attempts to qualify on the Practical Pistol Course (PPC) during a range day for crewmembers of Coast Guard cutter More
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Scott and Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Thompson fire .40 caliber SIG pistols as they attempt to qualify on the Practical Pistol Course (PPC) during a range More
Sgt. Caleb Gross, of B Company, 1st Battalion, 128th Infantry, 32nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, fires his M4 rifle during the 2015 Best Warrior Competition at Fort McCoy, Wis., April 10. Throughout the four-d More
Master Sgt. Donna Gregory, personnel sergeant for the 416th Theater Engineer Command, closes her eyes for a moment in the morning before going to the range to qualify on the M16A2 rifle at the Joliet Training C More
A landmine, also known as a 'bouncing betty,' sits with candy during a Range Day event at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 21, 2016. When set off by a trip wire, a first charge ignites at the bottom of the explosiv More
New Zealand Army Sgt. Maj. Paul Buckley, company sergeant major for delta company, explains to U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion 4th Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17, weapon safety rules prior to parti More
Army Reserve Sgt. Teaca Jackson, a military police Soldier and native of Queens, New York, assigned to the provost marshal's office, 335th Signal Command (Theater) organizes 9mm magazines at a M9 pistol qualifi More
Students in the Advanced Operators Training Course (AOTC) listen to a block of instruction during rifle marksmanship training, Baghdad, Iraq, Nov 6, 2017.The AOTC prepares Iraqi Soldiers for the rigorous traini More
Sgt. Conrado Hoyos, a sniper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters’ Troop sniper section, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, peers through the scope of his M2010 rifle as he acquires his target at a range More
Sgt. Cody Wise, a sniper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters’ Troop sniper section, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, peer into his spotter scope while assisting a fellow shooter at a range near the Bem More
A British soldier with the Light Dragoons fires his 5.56-millimeter light-machine gun at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Feb. 15, 2018. This soldier is a part of the unique, multinational More
180727-N-PP252-0002 YORKTOWN, Va. (July 27, 2018) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), load rounds into magazines in preparation to fire weapons at the Cheatham More
Red Bull Soldiers of the 34th Infantry Division fire rounds down range to qualify with our M4 weapons systems at Camp Ripley's Alpha Complex in preparation for their deployment to the Middle East.
Attendees watch as a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon flies above them at Draughon Range during Range Day near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. The purpose of the event is to demonstrate the combat cap More
190313-N-TP832-1002 OKINAWA, Japan (March 13, 2019) Master Chief Constructionman Rajon Martin, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, loads a Beretta M9 pistol during a marksmanship qualifica More
A Spanish Soldier gives advice on shooting at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq on April 9, 2019. The 74 nations and five international organizations that make up the Global Coalition remain resolved to ensure th More
Georgia Army National Guardsman, Spc. Ramir Garrick, representing the Marietta-based 1st battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, fires in the prone unsupported position during weapons qualification at Fort Stewart, More
An Iraqi federal police officer fires the M2A1 .50 caliber machine gun during a weapons course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2019. Spanish instructors led a weapons course to familiarize Iraqi fe More
A Portuguese soldier assists Iraqi soldiers during a marksmanship range at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2019. Iraqi federal police officers learn to shoot M4 carbines to enhance their foundational More
A student assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fires a pistol during small arms training at Fort Bragg, North Carolin More
A Soldier assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fires a pistol during small arms training at Fort Bragg, North Carolin More
An instructor from the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School observes a student, who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course, fire an M4 rifle during small arms training at Fort More
A Student assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fires a German MG3 machine gun during foreign weapons training at Fort More
Soldiers from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who are in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fire M240B machine guns during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina November More
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, receive a safety brief from the range officer before firing as part of cold-weather training in Setermoen, Norway, Nov. 27 More
Staff Sgt. Edgar Jimenez, 1st Armored Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, trains Soldiers on marksmanship fundamentals during an M4 carbine range on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2020. (Pho More
A student assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fires an AK-74 rifle during weapons training at Fort Bragg, North Caro More
U.S. Army Col. Kulig receives magazines on USAG Humphreys, May, 11, 2020. Kulig qualified with a M9. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cole Meiers)
A student assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fires a German MG3 machine gun during foreign weapons training at Fort More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Casey Vanbastelaar, 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Site Security Team, Task Force Guardian sniper section leader, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), prepares the firing lin More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Casey Vanbastelaar, 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Site Security Team, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), loads a Mossberg 500 shotgun at a firing rang More
An instructor from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, left, briefs Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston on various sniper rifle platforms during a visit to Fort Bragg, North C More
Pfc. Daria Bolton, 184th Sustainment Command, fires the M249 light machine gun during crew serve weapon qualification on Aug. 1, 2020, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center. (U.S. Army National Guard phot More
A student assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Sniper Course engages long-distance targets during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Augu More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shawn Carter, 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) instructor, explains the fundamentals of firing handguns to a group of members from Combine More
U.S. Air Force pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron check a target after sighting a weapon Sept. 22, 2020, at an undisclosed location in Djibouti. Special warfare Airmen from Combined Joint More
Soldiers from Support Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) fire M4 carbines during marksmanship training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina October 1, 2020. The Soldiers took part in the training More
A Soldier from Support Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) negotiates an obstacle during the battalion's first Commander's Cup competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina October 2, 2020. The More
Master Sgt. Russell Moore, noncommissioned officer in charge of the combat team for the Army Reserve Marksmanship Program, conducts a safety briefing for the 416th Theater Engineer Command soldiers before the q More
Senior Airman Manuel Carvajo,left, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, shows Isaac, center left, and Sam Tolk, center right, both sons of Maj. David Tolk, right, a 13th Fighte More
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion 4th Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17, gather around New Zealand Army Sgt. Maj. Paul Buckley as he explains the glock 17 weapon system during Exercise TAFAKULA, on Tong More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters’ Troop sniper section, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, peers through the scope of his M2010 rifle as he acquires his target at a range near the Bemow More
Pvt. Jagger Onstott, a sniper assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters’ Troop sniper section, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fires a round down range with a Barrett .50-caliber rifle at a range near the B More
British soldiers with the Light Dragoons work as a team as they practice their sharpshooting skills at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Feb. 15, 2018. These soldier are a part of the unique More
180727-N-PP252-0043 YORKTOWN, Va. (July 27, 2018) Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), fire Beretta 9mm service pistols at the Cheatham Annex shooting range duri More
A combination of energetic materials, known as a ‘Hollywood shot,’ explodes at Draughon Range during Range Day near Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 12, 2018. The shot simulates explosions seen from cinematic movie More
190313-N-TP832-1016 OKINAWA, Japan (March 13, 2019) Master Chief Constructionman Rajon Martin, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, fires a Beretta M9 pistol during a marksmanship qualifica More
A Spanish Soldier fires an HK-G36 assault rifle at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, April 9, 2019. Spanish Soldiers shot at targets from 25m to improve their weapon efficiency. The 74 nations and five internati More
Georgia Army National Guardsman, Sgt. 1st Class Scott Barwick, representing the Marietta-based 1st battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, fires in the kneeling position during weapons qualification at Fort Stewart More
Pfc. Mark Lacanlale, Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) specialist, native of Lacey, Wash., 45th CBRN Company, 70th Brigade Support Battalion, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, disassembles an M More
Iraqi federal police officers fires M240 machine guns during a weapons course at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Sept. 1, 2019. Spanish instructors led a weapons course to familiarize the Iraqi federal police More
Iraqi soldiers fire their M4 carbines during a marksmanship range at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq, Sept. 16, 2019. Iraqi soldiers learn to shoot M4 carbines to enhance their foundational marksmanship skills. More
Soldiers assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who are in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course place new targets on silhouettes during small arms training at Fort Br More
A Student assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fires an Ultrmax machine gun from Singapore during foreign weapons tra More
A Soldier from the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fires an M240B machine gun during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina Novem More
Staff Sgt. Trevor Canfield, 1st Armored Division Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade, trains a Soldier on marksmanship fundamentals during an M4 carbine range on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Feb. 8, 2020. (P More
U.S. Army Maj. Karison receives magazines on USAG Humphreys, May, 11, 2020. Karison qualified with a M9.(U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Cole Meiers)
Students assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who are in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fire AK-74 rifles during weapons training at Fort Bragg, North Carolin More
A student assigned to the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School is in the Special Forces Weapons Sergeant Course fire an SG43 machinegun during weapons training at Fort Bragg, North Carol More
A U.S. Army soldier assigned to the 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Site Security Team, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), reviews an M4 carbine target during a range day in More
Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston, center, talks with with noncommissioned officers from the U. S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School during a visit to Fort Bragg, North Carolin More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Casey Vanbastelaar, 1-186th Infantry Battalion, Site Security Team, Task Force Guardian, Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA), equips shotgun shells at a firing range in Dj More
Spc. Grady Jones, 184th Sustainment Command, checks his M249 light machine gun for live ammunition after completing the crew serve weapon qualification on Aug. 1, 2020, at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Cent More
Students assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School who are in the Special Forces Sniper Course engage long-distance targets during training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Augus More
A U.S. Air Force pararescueman from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron fires an M107 sniper rifle while a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, 82nd ERQS, watches Sept. 22, 2020, at an undisclose More
Sergeant Major Matthew Smith, Support Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) gives instruction on clearing an M4 carbine during marksmanship training at Fort Bragg, North Carolina October 1, 2 More
Soldiers from Support Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group (Airborne) run in a relay race during the battalion's first Commander's Cup competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina October 2, 2020. The Sol More
Army Reserve Soldiers with the 416th Theater Engineer Command prepare to shoot M16A2 rifles at the qualification range at the Joliet Training Center in Elwood, Ill., June 6, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt More
A Soldier from 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, fires at targets with a 9mm pistol during a qualification range, Fort Pickett, Va., Feb. 28. When Sol More
Range Day attendees spectate an F-16 Fighting Falcon at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Oct. 21, 2016. Range Day is a yearly event coordinated by the 35th Operations Support Squadron, allowing Misawa personnel and fami More
A New Zealand Army soldier shows U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christian Damian, a rifleman with 3rd Battalion 4th Marines attached to Task Force Koa Moana 17, how to activate the safety of a glock 17 weapon sys More
A U.S. Soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters’ Troop sniper section, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fires his M2010 rifle at a target at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Jan More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters’ Troop sniper section, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fire their Barrett .50-caliber rifles at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, More
British soldiers with the Light Dragoons practice their sharpshooting skills at a range near the Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Feb. 15, 2018. These soldier are a part of the unique, multinational battle More
180727-N-PP252-0004 YORKTOWN, Va. (July 27, 2018) Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Parker Pasqual from Goose Creek, SC. (left) and Gunner’s Mate Seaman Jacob Williams from Boston, MA. (right), Sailors assigned to the More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eddie Renteria, a 35th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal journeyman, shows an attendee how to operate an explosive ordnance disposal device at Draughon Range durin More
190313-N-TP832-1034 OKINAWA, Japan (March 13, 2019) Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 load 9mm magazines during a marksmanship qualification course onboard Camp Courtney Marine Co More
Spanish Soldiers mark their targets at the Besmaya Range Complex, Iraq on April 9, 2019. The 74 nations and five international organizations that make up the Global Coalition remain resolved to ensure the lasti More