Uploads: Small Arms and Marksmanship
I present here various documents concerning USAF small arms weapons, training, maintenance, and competition. Hopefully these will be of interest to some present or former Small Arms Marksmanship Training Unit (SAMTU) or Combat Arms Training and Maintenance (CATM) professionals. I was an Air Force small arms troop (75350) in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and I'm proud of my association with the career field.
Regulations and Manuals
AFR 35-10, Dress and Appearance of Air Force Personnel, 19830915, page 192. Shows USAF Distinguished and Excellence-in-Competition Marksmanship Badges.AFR 50-41, Ammunition Allowances for Individual Training and Pellet Training Organizations, 19740408
AFR 50-43, US Air Force Small Arms Marksmanship Badges, 19920331 AFM 50-12, Rifle, AR-15, Caliber 5.56mm (.223), nd
AFM 50-25, Small Arms Ranges, 19660915 (Copyright material redacted).
AFM 50-25, Small Arms Ranges, 19710930 (Copyright material redacted). SAC Manual 50-2, Small Arms Training Program, 196006
Technical Orders/Technical Manuals
AFTO 11W3-1-5 (Army TM 9-2200) Small Arms Materiel and Associated Equipment, 19561009AFTO 11W3-4-2-51 Smith and Wesson Combat Masterpiece Caliber .38 Revolver Model No. 15, 19790501
AFTO 11W3-5-5-1-1 Submachine Gun, 5.56-mm, GAU-5A, GAU-5A/A and GUU-5P, 19770715
AFTO 11W3-5-5-11 (Army TM 9-1005-249-12 and 05538A-12), Maintenance Manual, Rifle, 5.56-MM, M16 (USAF), M16A1, and Bipod M3, 19680802 Army TM 9-1005-206-14&P-1 Revolvers, Caliber .38 Special: Smith and Wesson Military and Police, M10 and Ruger Service Six, 4-Inch Barrel, M108, 19850828
Army TM 9-1005-206-14P/1 Revolvers, Caliber .38 Special: Colt and Smith and Wesson, 19710222
USMC TM-00538-24 Caliber .38 Special Smith and Wesson Revolvers, 19710331 Colt AR-15 Automatic Military Rifle Caliber .223 Contractor's Operation Manual, nd. This manual accompanied the first AR-15/M16 rifles delivered to the Air Force. POMM 9-1005-294-14/1 Submachine Gun, 5.56-mm, XM177E2, Draft Copy, 196707
Instructional Material
Marksmanship Instructor Course AIR75330, Block II-Pistol, Student Workbook, 196211Small Arms Specialist Course Student Handout 3ABR75330-11-3, Target Analysis Revolver and Rifle, 197305
Basic Military Training Study Guide SG MABM99000, Field Training excerpt, 197706
Competition Material
All-Air Force Rifle & Pistol Matches 1960, Hi-Power Rifle Official Bulletin, 1960Air Defense Command Rifle and Pistol Matches, 1960
Articles
Air Force Marksmanship Comes of Age, The Airman, 196003Making Marksmanship Easy, USAF Instructors Journal, Summer 1967
Pellet Gun Training: A Big Assist to Marksmanship, USAF Instructors Journal, Winter 1966-67
Occupational Survey Reports
Small Arms Career Ladder, AFSCs 75330, 75350, 75370, and 75391, 197707. DTIC.Small Arms and Gunsmith Career Ladders, AFSCs 753X0 and 753X1, 197912. DTIC.
Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Career Ladder, AFSC 753X0, 198510. DTIC.
Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Career Ladder, AFSC 753X0, 199105. DTIC.
Combat Arms Training and Maintenance/Gunsmith, AFSC 3P1X1/A, 199705. DTIC.
Updated July 26, 2025
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