U.S. Navy sailors qualify on M18 pistols at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay

A U.S. Navy sailor in a camouflage boonie hat and a black vest reading U.S. Navy Security Forces, seen from behind, fires a pistol at a paper silhouette target on a grassy range with a dirt berm behind it. — U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Doan, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay · Public domain (U.S. Navy photo)

Photo taken Oct. 15, 2026 and released by the U.S. Navy through DVIDS on Oct. 16; U.S. Southern Command reposted it on Oct. 19. The Navy says Naval Station Guantanamo Bay held a small arms qualification course in which sailors showed they could safely and accurately use M18 9mm pistols, M4 carbines and pump-action shotguns from varying distances and firing positions. The photo shows a sailor in a U.S. Navy Security Forces vest firing a pistol at a range target.

What: U.S. Navy sailors qualify on M18 pistols at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay
Where: Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
When: Oct 15, 2026
Who: U.S. Navy, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (via DVIDS; reposted by U.S. Southern Command)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Weapons qualification at a firing range; no one harmed. Graphic level: none.

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U.S. Navy, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (via DVIDS; reposted by U.S. Southern Command) · DVIDS image 10027990: NSGB Holds Small Arms Qualification Course

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Captured 15 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: U.S. Navy, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (via DVIDS; reposted by U.S. Southern Command). Location: Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Doan, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. License: Public domain (U.S. Navy photo).