150211-F-CJ989-037

by SSgt Kenneth Holston

U.S. Air Force Combat Control trainees assigned to Operating Location C, 342nd Training Squadron, check their targets during weapons training at Pope Army Airfield, N.C., Feb. 11, 2015. At the 342nd TRS both CCT and Special Operations Weather Team trainees go through four months of training to earn their berets upon graduation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston)

Photographer's Narrative

 

Practice makes perfect! That’s not just a saying for Airmen training to become Combat Controllers. As I photographed these young men while they went through a rigorous afternoon of weapons training I noticed none of them where ever satisfied. With each brass bullet casing that hit the floor every single one of them pushed harder and harder to sharpen their skills, while striving to be among some of the most elite operators in the U.S. Air Force.