Increasing Lethality – U.S. Army Reserve Small Arms Trainer Course Developed at Fort McCoy
FORT McCOY, Wis. – Sgt. Reinaldo Silva of Marysville, Wash., an instructor with Task Force Cold Steel, provides direction to Sgt. Sterling Arneson of the 592nd Ordnance Company in Billings, Mont. on the M-2 qualification range during the Small Arms Trainer Course. The course is 12 days long and focuses on the six individual and crew-served weapons most commonly found within the Army Reserve. Instructors focus on Preliminary Marksmanship Instruction on each weapons system and their associated optics, and ensure students understand the purpose and procedures for maintenance on each. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Hanson)