
Sgt. David Fisher of Woodbridge, Va., qualifies with an advanced combat optical gunsight on his M4 Carbine at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 12. Sgt. Joshua Gillespie, a range safety, informs Fisher which direction to adjust his aim if he misses the target. Both Soldiers are assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery, Colorado Army National Guard and are scheduled to deploy to Iraq later this year. Photo by Staff Sgt. Liesl Marelli
The advanced combat optical gunsight is a Trijicon.

Pfc. Joseph Emery, a multiple launch rocket system crewmember with Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery, Colorado Army National Guard, fires his 9mm pistol at a Fort Carson pop-up range in Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 12. Soldiers are required to engage a minimum of 17 of 30 targets in order to qualify. Photo by Staff Sgt. Liesl Marelli
At one point there was speculation that the military might be shifting away from the M9 9mm, but a recent order for more, the largest pistol order since WW2, shows that the 9 is here to stay.