Team McChord stays weapons qualified and mission ready

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lindsay Francher, combat arms instructor with the 627th Security Forces Squadron, teaches Airmen how to handle a weapon during weapons qualification training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 9, 2023. Weapons qualifications trainings are held to ensure service members are deployment ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kylee Tyus)

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Team McChord stays weapons qualified and mission ready

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Roberts, brigade noncommissioned officer in charge with the 1st Combat Weather Squadron, reviews how to handle a weapon at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 9, 2023. Weapons qualifications trainings are held to ensure service members are deployment ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kylee Tyus)

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Team McChord stays weapons qualified and mission ready

U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Kurt Yunker, chief of safety with the 446th Airlift Wing points weapon at a target at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 9, 2023. Service members utilize their weapons training by performing a series of shooting stances in order to stay current on qualifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kylee Tyus)

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Team McChord stays weapons qualified and mission ready

U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Kurt Yunker, chief of safety with the 446th Airlift Wing, and Staff Sgt. Eric Pena with the 446th Security Forces Squadron, review how to properly hold a weapon at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 9, 2023. Combat arms instructors ensure that service members stay weapons qualified and mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kylee Tyus)

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Team McChord stays weapons qualified and mission ready

U.S Air Force Lt. Col. Kurt Yunker, chief of safety with the 446th Airlift Wing, and Staff Sgt. Eric Pena combat arms instructor with the 446th Security Forces Squadron, review how to properly hold a weapon at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 9, 2023. Combat arms instructors ensure that service members stay weapons qualified and mission ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kylee Tyus)

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Team McChord stays weapons qualified and mission ready

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kurt Yunker, chief of safety with the 446th Airlift Wing, unloads his weapon during a weapons qualifications training at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 9, 2023. Airmen are required to properly assemble certain weapons as a part of their weapons qualification training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Kylee Tyus)

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Team McChord stays weapons qualified and mission ready

Published March 13, 2023
By Airman Kylee Tyus
62d Airlift Wing Public Affairs

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. --

Combat arms instructors ensure that service members stay weapons qualified and mission ready.