49th SFS Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Cadre Make Students and Equipment Ready for Battle

July 18, 2025 Hannah Sanchez 49th SFS, SF Units, USAF Comments Off on 49th SFS Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Cadre Make Students and Equipment Ready for Battle
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kasy Rowe, 49th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, discusses safe firearm handling at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 3, 2025. Instructors provide the same level of thorough guidance, regardless of student experience level or qualification type, to ensure they are ready to safely use firearms when needed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

HOLLOWMAN AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico — U.S. Air Force 49th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors guide students about proper firearms handling and repairs at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 3, 2025. CATM instructors help daily carriers and deployers remain combat ready on various weapons, ranging from pistols to grenade launchers. (U.S. Air Force photos by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)

  • Published July 18, 2025


U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Dawson Lee, 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels management flight commander, left, verifies an empty M18 pistol chamber with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kasy Rowe, 49th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 3, 2025. Instructors verify the safety of all firearms with students prior to classroom time, when they provide proper care and handling instructions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)
A set of M4 rifles is seen at the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance armory at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 3, 2025. The 49th Security Forces Squadron stocks and maintains a variety of firearms for CATM qualification of deployers and base armed personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicolas Bood, 49th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, removes an M18 in the CATM armory at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 3, 2025. Pistols, rifles and other firearms are regularly maintained by CATM staff to keep them ready for students to complete qualification requirements, keeping daily carriers and deployers alike combat-ready. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicolas Bood, 49th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructor, examines the scope of an M110A1 sniper rifle in the CATM armory at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 3, 2025. Holloman is one of only a few bases that provide specialized long-range rifle qualification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)
Combat Arms Training and Maintenance students practice cleaning their firearms after a class on M18 pistol handling and maintenance at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 3, 2025. Students spend several hours of class time learning how to handle, clean and properly use firearms prior to firing them on the range. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Dowis, 635th Materiel Maintenance Squadron contingency trainer, removes the slide off a M18 pistol during a Combat Arms Training and Maintenance course at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 3, 2025. Instructors teach a variety of courses, ranging from annual requalification of daily firearms carriers to first-time pistol users who are about to deploy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)
Combat Arms Training and Maintenance students learn how to properly handle M18 pistols at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 3, 2025. The 49th Security Forces Squadron regularly conducts classes for a variety of CATM students, ranging from deployers to 49th SFS patrolmen who carry firearms daily. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Bob Teichmann)