Photo By Tech. Sgt. Patrick Hyde | An Afghan national army soldier is taught the basics of marksmanship Oct. 5, after...... read more read more
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PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan — Soldiers of the Afghan national army 203rd Corps learn how to fire the M-16 rifle as part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization weapons training program at Forward Operating Base Thunder, Gardez, Afghanistan, Oct. 5. The training is designed to transition to a professional army.
The M-16 rifle offers improved target accuracy per round compared to the former weapons of choice, the AK-47. During training, ANA senior cadre teach the four fundamentals of marksmanship for sustainment: proper firing positions, breathing and aiming techniques and trigger squeeze control.
After graduating the course, the soldiers will continue to practice skills they learned to further improve their proficiency.
| Date Taken: | 10.05.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 10.28.2009 20:21 |
| Story ID: | 40789 |
| Location: | PAKTYA PROVINCE, AF |
| Web Views: | 163 |
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