GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Staff Sgt. Alasdair Earley, 434th Security Forces Squadron combat arms specialist, monitors other 434th SFS Airmen as they fire their M-4 carbine rifles during a recent weapons training event held here. Earley and other SFS Airmen participated in the training that is meant to keep them ready to deploy around the world at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jami K. Lancette)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Senior Airman Mark Houlihan, 434th Security Forces Squadron fire team member, moves his targets into position during a recent weapons training event held here June 2. During the training, Houlihan and other 434th SFS Airmen each fired off 276 rounds from M-4 rifles, 100 rounds from M-9 pistols and multiple rounds from M-203 grenade launchers. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jami K. Lancette)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Tech. Sgt. Tony Russell, 434th Security Forces Squadron combat arms specialist, gives pointers to fellow Airmen about firing the M-4 carbine rifle during semi-annual weapons training held here during a recent unit training assembly. The Airmen shot through the day and qualified at night using night vision equipment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jami K. Lancette)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Staff Sgt. Alasdair Earley, 434th Security Forces Squadron combat arms specialist, marks off round entry points in a target during a recent weapons training event held here. Earley and other SFS Airmen participated in the training that is meant to keep them ready to deploy around the world at a moment's notice. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jami K. Lancette)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- 434th Security Forces Squadron Airmen fire their M-4 carbine rifles during a recent weapons training event held here. Each Airman fired off approximately 276 rounds from M-4 rifles, 100 rounds from M-9 pistols and multiple rounds from M-203 grenade launchers. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jami K. Lancette)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Tech. Sgt. Jarred Gentile, 434th Security Forces Squadron fire team leader, checks the placement of his shots during a recent weapons training held here. Gentile and his fellow 434th SFS Airmen shot through the day and qualified at night using night vision equipment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jami K. Lancette)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- 434th Security Forces Squadron Airmen sight in their M-4 carbine rifles and prepare to fire during a recent weapons training event held here. The Airman shot through the day and qualified at night using night vision equipment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jami K. Lancette)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- 434th Security Forces Squadron Airmen fire their M-4 carbine rifles during a recent weapons training event held here. Each Airman fired off approximately 276 rounds from M-4 rifles, 100 rounds from M-9 pistols and multiple rounds from M-203 grenade launchers. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jami K. Lancette)
GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- Tech. Sgt. Tony Russell, 434th Security Forces Squadron combat arms specialist, explains a training sequence to fellow security forces Airmen during a training held here during a recent unit training assembly. The Airmen shot through the day and qualified at night using night vision equipment. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Jami K. Lancette)
by Senior Airman Jami K. Lancette
434th ARW Public Affairs
8/10/2012 - GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. -- When it comes to protecting Grissom and its members, rest assured that the 434th Security Forces Squadron is always ready.
During a recent unit training assembly, 434th SFS members filled the base firing range for one of their semi-annual performance training events.
Security force troops have to qualify every six months, said Tech. Sgt. Tony Russell, 434th SFS combat arms specialist. The training course in June and the course in January are different, he added.
Their weekend at the range was no easy task; as they were there from sun up to sun down during the grueling two-day training in preparation for an upcoming deployment, Russell explained.
The troops shot through the day and did a night qualification with night vision equipment. Both consisted of different targets, different weapons and different positions that included prone supported, prone unsupported, kneeling and over a barricade, said Russell.
When it was all said and done, each participant fired off 276 rounds from M-4 rifles, 100 rounds from M-9 pistols and multiple rounds from M-203 grenade launchers.
The hard work and long hours that the 434th SFS dedicate to honing their marksmanship skills reflects in their eagerness to deploy to their upcoming mission.
"We have a unit that likes to deploy, all these people volunteer," said Russell.
