This United States Air Force regulation, Air Force Manual AFMAN 36-2655 USAF Small Arms and Light Weapons Qualification Programs April 2020, contains the qualification training programs required to provide Air Force personnel the minimum training and evaluation necessary to employ small arms and light weapons (SA/LW). Air Force personnel are not authorized to participate in any SA/LW live-fire training until they have successfully completed the applicable training course in this manual, conducted by Air Force Combat Arms personnel. Personnel must meet all objectives and successfully complete all tables, phases, and orders of fire in the live-fire course, including all practice phases, to meet the minimum qualification standards. The practice phases of the courses are not optional.