By Paula J. Randall Pagán
U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, Accessions Support Brigade
FORT BENNING, Ga. – The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit will host the USA Shooting Rifle and Pistol National Championships June 11 to 18 at the Pool International Shooting Complex and Phillips Range. USA Shooting, the national governing body for Olympic shooting sports in the United States, will conduct the competition. The USA Shooting Shotgun National Championships will be conducted at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 24 to July 2.
The schedule of events is as follows:
June 11
Men’s Free Pistol Official Training, Pool Outdoor Range
Men’s and Women’s Air Pistol Official Training, Pool Indoor Range
Men’s Three-Position and Prone Free Rifle Official Training, Pool Outdoor Range
Men’s and Women’s Air Rifle Official Training, Pool Indoor Range
Women’s Three-Position and Prone Sport Rifle Official Training, Pool Outdoor Range
June 12
Women’s Air Pistol Match #1, Pool Indoor Range, 9 to 10:15 a.m.; Final 10:45 a.m.
Men’s Air Pistol Match #1, Pool Indoor Range, 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Final 2 p.m.
Men’s Three-Position and Prone Free Rifle Match #1, Pool Outdoor Range, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Junior Final 1:30 p.m.
June 13
Men’s Air Pistol Match #2, Pool Indoor Range, 9 to 10:45 a.m.; Finals and Awards, 11:15 a.m.
Women’s Air Pistol Match #2, Pool Indoor Range, 12:15 to 1:30 p.m.; Finals and Awards, 2 p.m.
Men’s Three-Position and Prone Free Rifle Match #2, Pool Outdoor Range, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Finals and Awards, 1:30 p.m.
Men’s Free Pistol Pre-event Training, Pool Outdoor Range
Men’s and Women’s Air Rifle Pre-event Training, Pool Indoor Range
Men’s Rapid Fire, Center Fire and Standard Pistol, Junior Men’s Sport Pistol and Women’s Sport Pistol Official Training, Phillips Range
June 14
Men’s Air Rifle Match #1, Pool Indoor Range, 9 to 10:45 a.m.; Junior Final, 11:15 a.m.
Women’s Air Rifle Match #1, Pool Indoor Range, 12:45 to 2 p.m.; Junior Final 2:30 p.m.
Men’s Free Pistol Match #1, Pool Outdoor Range, 9 to 11 a.m.; Final 11:30 a.m.
Women’s Sport Pistol Match #1, Phillips Range, 9 to 11:30 a.m.; Final 12:15 p.m.
June 15
Women’s Air Rifle Match #2, Pool Indoor Range, 9 to 10:15 a.m.; Final and Awards, 10:45 a.m.
Men’s Air Rifle Match #2, Pool Indoor Range, 12:30 to 2:15 p.m.; Final and Awards, 2:15 p.m.
Men’s Free Pistol Match #2, Pool Outdoor Range, 9 to 11 a.m.; Final and Awards, 11:30 a.m.
Women’s Sport Pistol Match #2, Phillips Range, 9 to 11:30 a.m.; Final and Awards, noon
Men’s Rapid Fire and Standard Pistol and Junior Men’s Sport Pistol Pre-event Training, Phillips Range
June 16
Men’s Rapid Fire Match #1, Phillips Range, 9 a.m. to noon; Final 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Standard Pistol Match #1, Phillips Range, 3 to 4 p.m.
Women’s Prone Sport Rifle Match #1, Pool Outdoor Range, 9 to 10:15 a.m.
Women’s Three-Position Sport Rifle Match #1, Pool Outdoor Range, 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.; Final, 2 p.m.
June 17
Men’s Rapid Fire Pistol Match #2, Phillips Range, 9 a.m. to noon; Final and Awards, 12:30 p.m.
Men’s Standard Pistol Match #2, Phillips Range, 2 to 3 p.m.; Awards, 3 p.m.
Women’s Prone Sport Rifle Match #2, Pool Outdoor Range, 9 to 10:15 a.m.
Women’s Three-Position Sport Rifle Match #2, Pool Outdoor Range, 11 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.; Final and Awards, 1:45 p.m.
Men’s Center Fire Pistol Pre-event Training, Phillips Range
June 18
Men’s Center Fire Pistol and Junior Men’s Sport Pistol Match #1, Phillips Range, 9 to 11:30 a.m.; Men’s Center Fire Pistol and Junior Men’s Sport Pistol Match #2, Phillips Range, noon to 2:30 p.m.; Awards 2:30 p.m.
Media are invited to cover the competition but should coordinate with the Fort Benning Public Affairs Office before coming to post.
For more information on the matches, call (706) 545-5436 or e-mail paula.pagan@usarec.army.mil for more information.
(Formed in 1956 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to raise the standards of marksmanship throughout the U.S. Army, the Army Marksmanship Unit is assigned to the Accessions Support Brigade of the U.S. Army Accessions Command. The Marksmanship Unit trains its Soldiers to win competitions and enhances combat readiness through train-the-trainer clinics, research and development. For more information on the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, contact the Public Affairs Office at (706) 545-5436, paula.pagan@usaac.army.mil or http://www.usarec.army.mil/hq/amu/. USA Shooting is recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Shooting Sport Federation as the national governing body for the Olympic and international shooting sports in the United States. For more information on USA Shooting, contact media director Sara John at (719) 866-4896, sara.greenlee@usashooting.org or http://www.usashooting.com.)
USA Shooting Championships kick off June 11th
Moderators: pilkguns, m1963, David Levene, Spencer, Richard H
