 The 161st Security Forces Squadron recently performed their annual training at Camp Navajo Military Base in Belmont, Arizona. During their training, they conducted small arm sustainment, land navigation, and building clearance tactics. Combat Arms in COIC, Master Sergeant Robert L. explains why this training is different than usual. Air Force qualifications, you're shooting 25 meters paper targets so they're all scaled. Here we're shooting live distance out to 300 pop-up targets as well for M4 and for pistol, so pop-ups on both. So just something different, something to hone your skills and get quicker and more accurate. Staff Sergeant Matthew Ong, 161st Security Forces S3 and Training NCO, covers the skills they learned in their land navigation training. How to read topographical map, terrain features on a map, general terrain association as well as how to shoot grid magnetic azimus, and how to work with the compass and work with your protractor and all the map work that goes with it. It's an important skill to have and it's one that I feel like people should be excited to brush up on. Master Sergeant Robert L. explains why this annual training helps build camaraderie among the defenders. Oh, it's a great group. They had a blast. We have a lot of new people, whether it be from prior service or just new to the military, new to the unit. So it was really good. It's hard when you only get to see people for, you know, one week in a month. So getting everybody out here together and actually getting to know people and, you know, have fun with them. Reporting from Camp Navajo Military Base in Belmont, Arizona, I'm Tech Sergeant Anthony Reynolds.