Combat Arms Training and Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Alex Monfort, 31st Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance instructor, watches Airmen fire weapons, Sept. 16, 2013, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. CATM instructors train security forces members on different types of weaponry, including the M4 carbine, M240B machine gun, M9 Berretta pistol and AT4 launcher. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Evelyn Chavez)

Mission Spotlight: 31st Security Forces Squadron

Published Sept. 18, 2013
By Airman 1st Class Matthew Lotz
31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy -- Mission Spotlights are a weekly photo slideshow highlighting the mission of a unit. This week's Mission Spotlight focuses on the 31st Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance. CATM instructors teach firearm basics to Airmen prior to deploying, and civil engineer and security forces Airmen that require annual and semi-annual training. They train Airmen on different types of weaponry, including the M4 carbine, M240B machine gun, M9 Berretta pistol and AT4 launcher.

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