GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Feb. 3, 2023) Seaman Mija R. King, a student at Surface Combat Systems Training Command Great Lakes, clears an M18 pistol at Gunner's Mate (GM) "A" School. GM “A” School gives accession Sailors technical training in weapons maintenance electricity, electronics and operation of launch systems and torpedoes. The M9 is a steel-framed, single-action/double-action hammer-fired pistol. This means it is a heavier, metal gun with two different trigger pull for single and double-action. Conversely, the M18 is lighter and does not include two different trigger pulls.

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