USAMMDA Soldiers on-target during pistol range day

Story and Photos by Cameron E. Parks and T. T. Parish, USAMMDA Public Affairs

All eyes were on target during the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity's annual pistol qualification course Sept. 8, 2023, in Frederick, Maryland. The event gave USAMMDA's Soldiers a chance to build on their soldiering fundamentals.

As part of the range, USAMMDA's active-duty officers fired 40 9 mm pistol rounds apiece during four courses of fire: standing, kneeling, crouching, and prone from 25 meters.

USAMMDA, the U.S. Army's premier developer of new drugs, vaccines, devices, and medical support equipment, routinely partners with both U.S. Department of Defense units and non-DOD organizations to provide Warfighters high-quality medical capabilities.

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dana Bal practices sight alignment with rubber pistols during a pistol familiarization and qualification range, Frederick, Md., Sept. 8, 2023. Bal is a pharmacist and assistant program manager with USAMMDA's Warfighter Brain Health Project Management Office. (U.S. Army Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity practice sight alignment with rubber pistols during a pistol familiarization and qualification range, Frederick, Md., Sept. 8, 2023. (U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Charles Bane loads a 9 mm pistol magazine during a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity pistol familiarization and qualification range, Frederick, Md., Sept. 8, 2023. Bane is the director of USAMMDA's Force Health Protection Division. (U.S. Army Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released)

Targets move toward the 25-meter line during a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity pistol familiarization and qualification range, Frederick, Md., Sept. 8, 2023. (U.S. Army Photo by Cameron E. Parks/Released)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sheila Johnson, left, and Lt. Col. Dana Bal affix targets to a moving carriage during a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity pistol familiarization and qualification range, Frederick, Md., Sept. 8, 2023. Johnson is product manager with the Warfighter Protection and Acute Care Project Management Office and Bal is an assistant product manager with the Warfighter Brain Health PMO. (U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Sheila Johnson, left, and Lt. Col. Dana Bal load 9 mm pistol magazines during a U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity pistol familiarization and qualification range, Frederick, Md., Sept. 8, 2023. Johnson is product manager with the Warfighter Protection and Acute Care Project Management Office and Bal is an assistant product manager with the Warfighter Brain Health PMO. (U.S. Army Photo by T. T. Parish/Released)