Sniper Competition Training

Chief Warrant Officer Tony Jordan, a Blackhawk helicopter pilot; and Capt. Patrick Hawkins, Camp Robinson medical evacuation commander, perform a pre-flight checklist before taking off in an Army Blackhawk on the flightline on base Nov 2. Chief Jordan and Captain Hawkins volunteered to aid 19th Security Forces Squadron in training for the sniper competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lausanne Pacheco)

Sniper Competition Training

Staff Sgt. Carl Hook, 19th Security Forces Squadron security forces trainer and sharp shooter, takes aim at a target through his scope while in a Blackhawk helicopter at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Nov. 2. Sergeant Hook competed in the 2009 Inter-Service Sniper Sustainment Training Exercise from Nov. 7 to 13 at Fort Chaffee, Ark. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lausanne Pacheco)

Sniper Competition Training

Staff Sgt. Joshua Beach, 19th Security Forces Squadron resource protection manager, extracts a 7.2 mm long-range bullet for Sergeant Hook, while engaging targets for training at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Nov. 2. Sergeant Beach handled the cartridge of bullets for Sergeant Hook during sniper training in a helicopter. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lausanne Pacheco)

Airmen train for sniper competition

Published Nov. 17, 2009