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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hunter Sterling, 6th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) section chief, assists Senior Airman Travis Westrick, 6th SFS marine patrolman, while he fires a M240B machine gun off a vessel at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. Marine patrolmen are required to be certified in each weapon annually. CATM instructors ensure safety while helping improve a shooter's accuracy and confidence in the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Travis Knaak, 6th Security Forces Squadron marine patrolman, assists in directing a boat at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. The 6th SFS marine patrolmen work to ensure that unauthorized vessels do not enter MacDill’s restricted areas that extend a mile outside of base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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A U.S. Air Force marine patrol vessel 22-1 assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron interacts with a U.S. Coast Guard vessel during an annual weapons training at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. The USAF and USCG work together to ensure waters are clear and safe of other boaters before firing weapons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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U.S. Air Force marine patrolmen and combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) instructors assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron scan the waters to ensure a clear firing range at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. Marine patrolmen are required to be certified in each weapon annually. CATM instructors ensure safety while helping improve a shooter's accuracy and confidence in the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hunter Sterling, 6th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) section chief, prepares to assist a 6th SFS marine patrolman in annual M240B machine gun training at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. CATM instructors ensure safety while helping improve a shooter's accuracy and confidence in the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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U.S. Air Force combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) instructors assigned to the 6th Security Forces Squadron prepare to load 7.62x51mm NATO ammunition into a M240B machine gun at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. CATM instructors ensure safety while helping improve a shooter's accuracy and confidence in the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travis Westrick, 6th Security Forces Squadron marine patrolman, fires a M240B machine gun off a vessel at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. Marine patrolmen are required to be certified in each weapon annually to increase their accuracy and stay familiar with the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hunter Sterling, 6th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) section chief, assists Senior Airman Travis Westrick, a 6th SFS marine patrolman, with his life vest at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. Marine patrolmen are required to be certified in each weapon annually. CATM instructors ensure safety while helping improve a shooter's accuracy and confidence in the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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U.S. Air Force 6th Security Squadron marine patrol conducts an M240B machine gun annual weapons training at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. Marine patrolmen are required to be certified in each weapon annually to increase their accuracy and stay familiar with the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hunter Sterling, 6th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) section chief, prepares the M240B machine gun for an annual training with the 6th SFS marine patrolmen at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. CATM instructors ensure safety while helping improve a shooter's accuracy and confidence in the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Trevor Brewer, 6th Security Forces Squadron marine patrol section chief, scans the waters at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. The 6th SFS marine patrolmen work to ensure that unauthorized vessels do not enter MacDill’s restricted areas that extend a mile outside of base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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6th SFS Marine Patrol conducts annual weapons training

Published Nov. 21, 2025
By Amn Alexis Adams
6th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. -- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Hunter Sterling, 6th Security Forces Squadron combat arms training and maintenance (CATM) section chief, assists Senior Airman Travis Westrick, 6th SFS marine patrolman, while he fires a M240B machine gun off a vessel at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Nov. 6, 2025. Marine patrolmen are required to be certified in each weapon annually. CATM instructors ensure safety while helping improve a shooter's accuracy and confidence in the weapon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Alexis Adams)

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