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Article: Every Airman a: Program teaches Air Force personnel basic combat skills.
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- News Herald (Panama City, FL)
- Article date:
- January 14, 2006
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Byline: Ed Offley
Jan. 14--TYNDALL AIR FORCE -- BASE
achel Sarcia reached out with gloved hands and grasped the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, peering intently over the gunsight as her finger curled around its trigger. Kneeling next to the prone figure, Staff Sgt. Jason Hernandez called out, "Going hot!" The automatic rifle barked out a threeround burst that echoed and boomed across the firing range. Garbed in Kevlar helmet, flak jacket, woodland green fatigues and boots, the 23-year-old Massachusetts native was gearing up for combat Friday morning. To the untrained eye, Sarcia appeared identical to every U.S. Army infantryman who has received deployment ...