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Approximately 50 of the station's civilian military police officers qualified with the M-4 rifle for the first time at the rifle range, Feb. 8.
For pistol qualifications PMO has used the Navy's training course for all of its personnel's qualifications, and eventually they would like to see a Corps-wide training course developed for the rifle as well, said Sgt. Wesley Wallace PMO training chief.
However, until such a course is developed, the station's provost marshal wants all military police here to be up to the same standards as their active-duty counterparts. Requiring military civilian officers to qualify with the M-4 rifle is a step toward that goal, said Wallace.
"The overall intent is for civilian military officers to have the M-4s in vehicles for patrols so that they can respond quickly and more efficiently," said 1st Lt. Jared Batzel, PMO operations officer. "This gives military police officers the upper hand in altercations they might encounter."
The new course consists of firing from the kneeling, prone and standing positions at the 200-yard line, with both rapid and slow fire in the kneeling and prone.
The course included a weapons handling class followed by an initial snap in period before moving to live fire exercises, much like the progression of training during the standard Marine rifle range qualification.
"This is the first time I've shot with an M-4," said Sergio Valenzuela, civilian military police officer in training. "The instructors are very helpful and clear when showing us what is needed. It's impressive how they got us through the whole process in one day. It's important to learn how to shoot this weapon because it gives officers the ability to fight whatever is out there."
| Date Taken: | 02.08.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 02.10.2011 14:49 |
| Story ID: | 65183 |
| Location: | YUMA, ARIZONA, US |
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