Weapons Ranges

Weapons training strategies prepare Soldiers to perform in combat situations with their service weapons. When Soldiers qualify on their service weapons, they demonstrate they can make fast decisions while engaging targets. Soldiers must qualify with their assigned service weapon each year and they must successfully make it through Army rifle qualification. At EWU ROTC, our team will make sure that each cadet is able to pass their qualification and that they have fun in the process!

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The M249 (Cadets on the right) is the Squad Automatic Weapon. It is designed as the fire team automatic weapon providing suppressive fire at extended ranges, allowing fire and movement to make contact with and destroy the enemy.

The M240B (Cadets to the left) is a medium Machine Gun that is designed to provide the platoon with accurate, continuous fires to suppress the enemy and allow maneuver to close with and destroy the enemy.

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The M4 (Pictured above) is the standard weapon for brigade combat teams. It is lightweight, mobile and adaptable and can be mounted with a M203A2 grenade launcher, M320A1 grenade launcher or an M26 modular accessory shotgun system. The M4A1 is the fully automatic variant of the M4. It also comes equipped with an ambidextrous fire control and a heavier barrel that provides a sustained rate of fire.