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CATM zeroes in on targets
July 11, 2019 — Staff Sgt. Rossitor Alexander, an instructor assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance flight, qualified for proficiency in the M9 pistol at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. July 1, 2019. CATM facilitates readiness by equipping Airmen with the knowledge and skills to use weapons properly, and provides support to local and regional military branches. CATM instructors qualify for the weapons annually to maintain proficiency... MORE

Staff Sgt. Rossitor Alexander, an instructor assigned to the 628th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance flight, fires an M9 pistol at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. July 1, 2019. CATM facilitates readiness by equipping Airmen with the knowledge and skills to use weapons properly, and provides support to local and regional military branches. CATM instructors qualify for the weapons annually to maintain proficiency.

Units give their 'fair share' to SFS
July 21, 2017 — Security forces defenders have a sworn duty to protect their assigned base and all of its assets. However most bases have a security forces augmentee program in place, which calls upon other units to assist in protecting when needed... MORE

Airman 1st Class Aleksander Koziol, 437th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, handcuffs a simulated assailant during augmentee training at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., July 18, 2017. Augmentees attend a basic course for security forces procedures in case they are called to staff entry control points or conduct other security forces duties.

Air quality researchers examine multiple CATM sites to conduct exposure study
January 17, 2017 — Researchers from the 711th Human Performance Wing, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine (USAFSAM) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), visited here to conduct one of several base visits to study possible exposure issues associated with firing ranges Nov. 14-17.The researchers spent time analyzing the... MORE

Staff Sgt. Alexander Elder, 628th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, assists Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, researchers by wearing equipment to analyze the fumes expended from the weapon when fired at the firing range, Nov. 17, 2016. The focus of the research is to determine if expended fumes are being properly ventilated on firing ranges.

Keeping JB CHS on target
September 22, 2016 — It’s easy to be distracted when multiple booms reverberate in the air. After pausing, those who live or work here continue on with their business, knowing the sound of multiple firearms echoing in the distance is no cause for alarm.Every Airman is in the profession of arms regardless of job specification. Airmen fire weapons in preparation for... MORE

Staff Sgt. Alexander Elder, 628th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor calculates the firing score for Airman 1st Class Courtland Carson, 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution technician here, Sept. 13, 2016. Airmen fired the M4 rifle as part of a weapons qualification in preparation for a deployment, permanent change of station move or as part of annual training.