US Army Air Defense Training - Yearbook (Fort Bliss, TX)

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Tent Cit Trainees live at Meyer Range in GP medium tents during their fourth week of training. Qualification with the M-16 rifle, consisting of prescribed day and night firing phases, is one of the most important factors in the training. During the fifth week at Meyer Range, the trainee continues his training living in two-man pup tents. Training includes live hand grenade throws, the M-60 machine gun, Claymore Mine and M203 grenade launcher training, hand grenade assault course, fire maneuver and defensive courses. . . ..a....fn.ua. i- Tactical Bivouac ,. ,L Me er Range Here the soldier must become familiar with the Army's basic weapons. Ranging from the M60 machine gun, the Army's light machine gun, to the M18A1 anti-personnel mine. The soldier's ability to recognize the weapons characteristics and their uses may very well play an important role in the future defense of his squad, section, platoon or unit. Some of the best designed weapons in the world, when properly employed, are extremely effective. 1 r 462

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