TALN gears up with new airsoft rifles

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Bell, 436th Security Forces Squadron Tactics and Leadership Nexus assistant course chief, briefs a group of Airmen on a rifle exercise at the TALN training site at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 11, 2024. The new airsoft rifles used during the exercises improved the deployment training experience, simulating a more realistic approach to carrying and firing weapons while also being a safer and easier option over an M4 rifle using simunition non-lethal training rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Liberty Matthews)

TALN gears up with new airsoft rifles

A line of airsoft rifles rests on a table before an exercise at the Tactics and Leadership Nexus training site at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 11, 2024. The airsoft rifles shoot small, plastic spheres that are safer and don’t break the skin’s barrier, unlike the M4 shot with simunition non-lethal training rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Liberty Matthews)

TALN gears up with new airsoft rifles

U.S. Airmen gear up for a training exercise at the Tactics and Leadership Nexus training site at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 11, 2024. The new airsoft rifles used during the exercises have enabled the cadres at TALN to ensure a safer environment for Airmen to complete their deployment training through ease of use and realistic recoil. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Liberty Matthews)

TALN gears up with new airsoft rifles

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Chris Denney, Tactics and Leadership Nexus cadre, and an Airman prepare to engage a target during a training exercise at the TALN training site at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 11, 2024. The new airsoft rifles used during the exercises improved the deployment training experience, simulating a more realistic approach to carrying and firing weapons while also being a safer and easier option over an M4 rifle using simunition non-lethal training rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Liberty Matthews)

TALN gears up with new airsoft rifles

A U.S. Airman fires simunition non-lethal training rounds during a training exercise at the Tactics and Leadership Nexus training site at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 11, 2024. The airsoft rifles shoot small, plastic spheres that are safer and don’t break the skin’s barrier, unlike the M4 shot with simunition non-lethal training rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Liberty Matthews)

TALN gears up with new airsoft rifles

A group of U.S. Airmen defend a mannequin on a stretcher during a training exercise at the Tactics and Leadership Nexus training site at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 11, 2024. The new airsoft rifles used during the exercises improved the deployment training experience, simulating a more realistic approach to carrying and firing weapons while also being a safer and easier option over an M4 rifle using simunition non-lethal training rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Liberty Matthews)

TALN gears up with new airsoft rifles

A cabinet holds the new airsoft rifles at the Tactics and Leadership Nexus training site at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 11, 2024. The airsoft rifles, introduced in April 2024, have enabled the TALN cadres and their Airmen to operate safer and more efficiently during deployment training exercises. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Liberty Matthews)

TALN gears up with new airsoft rifles

Published July 12, 2024
436th Airlift Wing

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jason Bell, 436th Security Forces Squadron Tactics and Leadership Nexus assistant course chief, briefs a group of Airmen on a rifle exercise at the TALN training site at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, July 11, 2024. The new airsoft rifles used during the exercises improved the deployment training experience, simulating a more realistic approach to carrying and firing weapons while also being a safer and easier option over an M4 rifle using simunition non-lethal training rounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Liberty Matthews)