Uploads: Small Arms and Marksmanship Training
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, Manuals, Pamphlets
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 50-14, Drill and Ceremonies. Chapter 4 covers individual instruction with arms. Added October 2025
AFM 50-25, Small Arms Ranges, 19660915. Copyright material redacted.
AFM 50-25, Small Arms Ranges, 19710930. Copyright material redacted.
AFM 50-27, Small Arms Targets and Target Material, 19681030
Army FM 23-67 Machinegun 7.62-mm M60, 19641026 Added October 2025
SAC Manual 50-2, Small Arms Training Program, 196006
ANG Pam 50-8, Competitive Marksmanship Training Program, 19690415
ANG Pam 50-36, A Guide to Unit Marksmanship Qualification, Training, Competition, and Youth Outreach, 19840402
Technical Orders, Technical Manuals, Technical Reports
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
Army TM 9-1005-222-12 Rifle, Caliber .30, M1, M1C, M1D, 19690317 Added October 2025
Army TM 9-1005-223-34 Rifle, 7.62-mm M14, M14A1, and Bipod M2, 19720802 Added October 2025
Army TM 9-1005-224-34P Machine Gun M60 and Tripod M122, 19760423 Added October 2025
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. Webmaster copy donated to NMUSAF.
Product Improvement Test Final Report, Submachine Gun, 5.56-MM, XM177E2, 196806
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
Undergraduate Pilot/Navigator Training, Marksmanship Training, 196404
Air Force Officer Candidate School, Small Arms, 195107
TAC Combat Arms School, Student Handout, M-60 Machine Gun, nd
Standardized Range Plans (Air Force Definitive Drawings) Added October 2025
AD 84-06-02, Outdoor, Pistol, 50 Yards, 25 Positions, 19550506AD 84-06-03, Indoor, Pistol, 50 Feet and 1000 Inches, 5 Positions, 19560716
AD 84-06-04, Outdoor, Rifle, 200 Yards, 50 Positions, 19570801
AD 84-06-05, Indoor, Pistol, 50 Feet, 10 and 20 Positions, 19571217
AD 84-06-06, Outdoor, Pistol, 50 Yards (Safety Range), 100 Positions, Revision 1, 19640528
AD 84-06-06, Outdoor, Pistol, 50 Yards (Safety Range), 100 Positions, Revision 2, 19720828
AD 84-01-07, Outdoor, S.B. Rifle/Carbine, 100 Yards (Safety Range), 100 Positions, Revision 1, 19640528
AD 84-01-07, Outdoor, S.B. Rifle/Carbine, 100 Yards (Safety Range), 100 Positions, Revision 2, 19720828
AD 84-01-08, Outdoor, Rifle, 1000 Yards, 50 Positions, Revision 1, 19640528
AD 84-01-08, Outdoor, Rifle, 1000 Yards, 50 Positions, Revision 2, 19720828
AD 84-06-07, Indoor, Pistol, 50 Feet, 5 Positions, 19720310
Competition Material
Bulletin, U.S. International Shooting Championships (Moving Target), Conducted by USAF Marksmanship School, 1965All-Air Force Rifle & Pistol Matches 1960, Hi-Power Rifle Official Bulletin, 1960
Air Defense Command Rifle and Pistol Matches, 1960
USAF 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
USAF Occupational Survey Reports
Small Arms Career Ladder, AFSCs 75330, 75350, 75370, and 75391, 197707Small Arms and Gunsmith Career Ladders, AFSCs 753X0 and 753X1, 197912
Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Career Ladder, AFSC 753X0, 198510
Gunsmith, AFSC 753X1, 198810
Combat Arms Training and Maintenance Career Ladder, AFSC 753X0, 199105
Combat Arms Training and Maintenance/Gunsmith, AFSC 3P1X1/A, 199705
Army and Navy Marksmanship
Small Arms Handbook, Army Infantry School, 19660311DA Pam 355-17, Army Marksmanship, 196202
NAVPERS 93863, Small Arms Marksmanship Manual, 1971
Navy Landing-Force Manual, 1938. Chapter 19 covers small arms and marksmanship.
Navy Landing Party Manual, 1950. Chapter 13 covers small arms marksmanship.
National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice / Director of Civilian Marksmanship / Civilian Marksmanship Program
Approved Courses of Fire for Civilian Marksmanship Training for Clubs and Schools Enrolled with the Director of Civilian Marksmanship, 1983DoDD 1025.1, DoD Civilian Rifle and Pistol Marksmanship Training Program, 19840131
General Accounting Office, Evaluation of the Army's Civilian Marksmanship Program, 19900308
General Accounting Office, Civilian Marksmanship Program: Corporation Needs to Fully Comply With the Law on Sales of Firearms, 19990112
Updated October 9, 2025
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