Instruction

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class James Harris, 23d Security Forces Squadron team member, demonstrates proper clearing procedures on an M249 light machine gun at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 22, 2014. Prior to live-fire qualification, members of the 23d SFS attended formal classroom training to learn weapon teardown and cleaning. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Scope

An M4 carbine with a “red-dot” scope attached lies on a table during weapon reassembly training at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 28, 2014. Airmen learned how to disassemble, clean and reassemble their weapon, as well as proper handling and firing procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Preparing

Airmen from the 23d Security Forces Squadron and instructors from the combat arms training and maintenance range set up for qualification firing at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 22, 2014. Airmen shot at targets from a distance of ten meters for qualification on the M249 light machine gun. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Weapon

An M249 light machine gun is set aside after it “cooked off” a round at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 22, 2014. A round is “cooked off” when the barrel becomes hot enough to fire a round without a trigger pull. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Ammo

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class James Harris, 23d Security Forces Squadron team member, breaks apart ammo links at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 22, 2014. Airmen attempting to qualify on the M249 light machine gun shot a series of three-second bursts, firing a total of 570 rounds at the target. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Flash

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nathaniel Northington, 23d Security Forces Squadron team member, fires an M249 light machine gun at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 22, 2014. The M249 light machine gun has a sustained fire rate of 100 rounds per minute and a 700 meter point target effective firing range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Adjustments

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shane Lafever, 823d Base Defense Squadron combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) instructor, marks shots on a target at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 28, 2014. Prior to qualification shooting, CATM instructors help Airmen fine-tune their scopes after several rounds of fire. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Scatter

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chandi Alamos, left, 23d Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) instructor, works with a CATM student at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 22, 2014. Alamos is the assistant NCO in charge at Moody’s CATM range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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Target

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Donald Bacha, 23d Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) instructor, checks a target during M4 carbine qualifications at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., Jan. 28, 2014. Airmen attempting to qualify on the M4 carbine fired a total of 196 shots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ryan Callaghan/Released)

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CATM hosts M249 and M4 qualifications

Published Jan. 28, 2014

Instruction

Scope

Preparing

Weapon

Ammo

Flash

Adjustments

Scatter

Target