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2004 Army shooting competitions announced

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> 'Every Soldier a Rifleman'
> 2004 Army shooting competitions announced
> U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Public Affairs Office
>
> FORT BENNING, Ga. - The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit has announced the
> U.S. Army service rifle, service pistol and combat marksmanship
> competition dates for 2004. The competitions are open to all active
> Army, Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers of all ranks and
> military occupational specialties stationed anywhere in the world;
> U.S. Military Academy and Army ROTC cadets may also compete. Soldiers
> shoot both as individuals and as members of teams ranging in size from
> two to 10 shooters. Allied soldiers and teams also often participate in combat matches.
> According to USAMU Commander Lt. Col. David J. Liwanag, these competitions
> provide tremendous marksmanship training for soldiers.
> "Shooting competitions offer commanders an excellent opportunity to train
> soldiers in combat and advanced marksmanship techniques," Liwanag said.
> "This is especially valuable now with troops deployed in combat and with
> the (Army) chief of staff's emphasis on individual soldier combat skills."
> Recently Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker told reporters in
> Washington that every soldier is a rifleman first.
> Soldiers can compete in National Match Course target matches, called NMC
> competitions, shooting modified M-16 rifles and M-9 and M-1911A1 match
> pistols. Service Rifle matches are fired at ranges of 200, 300 and 600
> yards. Infantry matches are squad-level precision rapid-fire M-16 events
> shot at 600, 500 and 300 yards. Service Pistol matches are shot at 25 and
> 50 yards holding the pistol in one hand. Long range rifle events are
> fired at 600, 800, 900 and 1,000 yards with M-16s and other rifles
> equipped with iron sights and telescopes.
> Soldiers competing in combat matches shoot unmodified M-16 rifles or M-4
> carbines, M-9 pistols, and M-60 or M-249 machine guns. All soldiers wear
> helmets and load bearing equipment, and some matches require shooting
> while wearing the chemical protective mask. Combat rifle matches are shot
> at ranges from 25 to 600 yards. Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight day
> telescope sights, called ACOGs, are authorized for M-16 rifles and M-4
> carbines in designated combat matches. Combat pistol matches are shot
> two-handed at 15 yards. Snipers fire M-14 or M-24 sniper rifles at
> extended ranges both day and night, and sniper matches usually include
> sniper fieldcraft events.
> Soldiers compete in selected Excellence in Competition matches for Bronze
> and Silver EIC shooting badges and Distinguished Rifleman and
> Distinguished Pistol Shot badges. The winners of the President's Rifle
> Match and President's Pistol Match at the National Matches receive an M-1
> rifle and a commendation letter signed by the president of the United
> States. The top scoring 100 military and civilian shooters in the
> President's Pistol and President's Rifle Matches at the National Matches
> are awarded the President's Hundred Tab. EIC badges and the President's
> Hundred Tab are permanent awards; descriptions and instructions for wear
> are outlined in Army Regulation 670-1.
> The major competitions and disciplines for 2004 are:
> * January, Interservice Small Arms Competition, Camp Robinson, Ark. -
> Combat.
> * March, All-Army Rifle, Pistol and Long Range Matches, Fort Benning -
> Combat and Long Range.
> * June, Interservice Pistol Championship Matches, Camp Robinson - NMC.
> * July, Interservice Rifle Championship Matches, Marine Corps Base
> Quantico, Va. - NMC and Infantry.
> * July, National Pistol Championship Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio - NMC.
> * August, National Rifle Championship Matches, Camp Perry - NMC and
> Infantry.
> * August, National Long Range Rifle Championship Matches, Camp Perry -
> Long Range.
> * October, Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting, Camp Robinson - Combat
> rifle, pistol, machine gun and sniper.
> * October, Winston P. Wilson Matches, Camp Robinson - Combat and NMC.
> Also, next year, the USAMU will conduct M-16 Squad Designated Marksman
> Instructor Courses at Fort Benning starting in the November or December
> timeframe.
> Soldiers and commanders who are interested in advanced combat and target
> marksmanship, Excellence in Competition matches, or representing the Army
> on post, division, installation, regional, major command and Army national
> and interservice shooting teams can refer to Army Regulation 350-66 - Army
> Competitive Marksmanship, which is available on the Army webpage. The
> USAMU and the Army National Guard Marksmanship Training Unit are available
> to provide support to establish post, division and MACOM matches.
> For competition information, contact Michael J. Behnke, USAMU chief of
> competitions, at (706) 545-1272 or michael.behnke@usarec.army.mil. For
> M-16 Squad Designated Marksman Instructor Course information, contact
> Staff Sgt. Kyle A. Ward of the USAMU Service Rifle Team at (706) 545-5614
> or kyle.ward@usarec.army.mil.
> -30-
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B. Zins

Every soldier a rifleman???

Post by B. Zins »

: > 'Every Soldier a Rifleman'
: > 2004 Army shooting competitions announced
: > U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Public Affairs Office
: >
: > FORT BENNING, Ga. - The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit has announced the
: > U.S. Army service rifle, service pistol and combat marksmanship
: > competition dates for 2004. The competitions are open to all active
: > Army, Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers of all ranks and
: > military occupational specialties stationed anywhere in the world;
: > U.S. Military Academy and Army ROTC cadets may also compete. Soldiers
: > shoot both as individuals and as members of teams ranging in size from
: > two to 10 shooters. Allied soldiers and teams also often participate in combat matches.
: > According to USAMU Commander Lt. Col. David J. Liwanag, these competitions
: > provide tremendous marksmanship training for soldiers.
: > "Shooting competitions offer commanders an excellent opportunity to train
: > soldiers in combat and advanced marksmanship techniques," Liwanag said.
: > "This is especially valuable now with troops deployed in combat and with
: > the (Army) chief of staff's emphasis on individual soldier combat skills."
: > Recently Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker told reporters in
: > Washington that every soldier is a rifleman first.
: > Soldiers can compete in National Match Course target matches, called NMC
: > competitions, shooting modified M-16 rifles and M-9 and M-1911A1 match
: > pistols. Service Rifle matches are fired at ranges of 200, 300 and 600
: > yards. Infantry matches are squad-level precision rapid-fire M-16 events
: > shot at 600, 500 and 300 yards. Service Pistol matches are shot at 25 and
: > 50 yards holding the pistol in one hand. Long range rifle events are
: > fired at 600, 800, 900 and 1,000 yards with M-16s and other rifles
: > equipped with iron sights and telescopes.
: > Soldiers competing in combat matches shoot unmodified M-16 rifles or M-4
: > carbines, M-9 pistols, and M-60 or M-249 machine guns. All soldiers wear
: > helmets and load bearing equipment, and some matches require shooting
: > while wearing the chemical protective mask. Combat rifle matches are shot
: > at ranges from 25 to 600 yards. Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight day
: > telescope sights, called ACOGs, are authorized for M-16 rifles and M-4
: > carbines in designated combat matches. Combat pistol matches are shot
: > two-handed at 15 yards. Snipers fire M-14 or M-24 sniper rifles at
: > extended ranges both day and night, and sniper matches usually include
: > sniper fieldcraft events.
: > Soldiers compete in selected Excellence in Competition matches for Bronze
: > and Silver EIC shooting badges and Distinguished Rifleman and
: > Distinguished Pistol Shot badges. The winners of the President's Rifle
: > Match and President's Pistol Match at the National Matches receive an M-1
: > rifle and a commendation letter signed by the president of the United
: > States. The top scoring 100 military and civilian shooters in the
: > President's Pistol and President's Rifle Matches at the National Matches
: > are awarded the President's Hundred Tab. EIC badges and the President's
: > Hundred Tab are permanent awards; descriptions and instructions for wear
: > are outlined in Army Regulation 670-1.
: > The major competitions and disciplines for 2004 are:
: > * January, Interservice Small Arms Competition, Camp Robinson, Ark. -
: > Combat.
: > * March, All-Army Rifle, Pistol and Long Range Matches, Fort Benning -
: > Combat and Long Range.
: > * June, Interservice Pistol Championship Matches, Camp Robinson - NMC.
: > * July, Interservice Rifle Championship Matches, Marine Corps Base
: > Quantico, Va. - NMC and Infantry.
: > * July, National Pistol Championship Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio - NMC.
: > * August, National Rifle Championship Matches, Camp Perry - NMC and
: > Infantry.
: > * August, National Long Range Rifle Championship Matches, Camp Perry -
: > Long Range.
: > * October, Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting, Camp Robinson - Combat
: > rifle, pistol, machine gun and sniper.
: > * October, Winston P. Wilson Matches, Camp Robinson - Combat and NMC.
: > Also, next year, the USAMU will conduct M-16 Squad Designated Marksman
: > Instructor Courses at Fort Benning starting in the November or December
: > timeframe.
: > Soldiers and commanders who are interested in advanced combat and target
: > marksmanship, Excellence in Competition matches, or representing the Army
: > on post, division, installation, regional, major command and Army national
: > and interservice shooting teams can refer to Army Regulation 350-66 - Army
: > Competitive Marksmanship, which is available on the Army webpage. The
: > USAMU and the Army National Guard Marksmanship Training Unit are available
: > to provide support to establish post, division and MACOM matches.
: > For competition information, contact Michael J. Behnke, USAMU chief of
: > competitions, at (706) 545-1272 or michael.behnke@usarec.army.mil. For
: > M-16 Squad Designated Marksman Instructor Course information, contact
: > Staff Sgt. Kyle A. Ward of the USAMU Service Rifle Team at (706) 545-5614
: > or kyle.ward@usarec.army.mil.
: > -30-
Gee that sounds vaguely familiar. Oh thats right the Marine Corps has always said every Marine is a rifleman. Again the few had been right for so long.
ZinsBH-at-tecom.usmc.mi.45024.45017
Craig

So is it "Army of One" or Every Soldier.."? Im confused :)

Post by Craig »

: > 'Every Soldier a Rifleman'
: > 2004 Army shooting competitions announced
: > U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Public Affairs Office
: >
: > FORT BENNING, Ga. - The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit has announced the
: > U.S. Army service rifle, service pistol and combat marksmanship
: > competition dates for 2004. The competitions are open to all active
: > Army, Army Reserve and National Guard soldiers of all ranks and
: > military occupational specialties stationed anywhere in the world;
: > U.S. Military Academy and Army ROTC cadets may also compete. Soldiers
: > shoot both as individuals and as members of teams ranging in size from
: > two to 10 shooters. Allied soldiers and teams also often participate in combat matches.
: > According to USAMU Commander Lt. Col. David J. Liwanag, these competitions
: > provide tremendous marksmanship training for soldiers.
: > "Shooting competitions offer commanders an excellent opportunity to train
: > soldiers in combat and advanced marksmanship techniques," Liwanag said.
: > "This is especially valuable now with troops deployed in combat and with
: > the (Army) chief of staff's emphasis on individual soldier combat skills."
: > Recently Army Chief of Staff Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker told reporters in
: > Washington that every soldier is a rifleman first.
: > Soldiers can compete in National Match Course target matches, called NMC
: > competitions, shooting modified M-16 rifles and M-9 and M-1911A1 match
: > pistols. Service Rifle matches are fired at ranges of 200, 300 and 600
: > yards. Infantry matches are squad-level precision rapid-fire M-16 events
: > shot at 600, 500 and 300 yards. Service Pistol matches are shot at 25 and
: > 50 yards holding the pistol in one hand. Long range rifle events are
: > fired at 600, 800, 900 and 1,000 yards with M-16s and other rifles
: > equipped with iron sights and telescopes.
: > Soldiers competing in combat matches shoot unmodified M-16 rifles or M-4
: > carbines, M-9 pistols, and M-60 or M-249 machine guns. All soldiers wear
: > helmets and load bearing equipment, and some matches require shooting
: > while wearing the chemical protective mask. Combat rifle matches are shot
: > at ranges from 25 to 600 yards. Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight day
: > telescope sights, called ACOGs, are authorized for M-16 rifles and M-4
: > carbines in designated combat matches. Combat pistol matches are shot
: > two-handed at 15 yards. Snipers fire M-14 or M-24 sniper rifles at
: > extended ranges both day and night, and sniper matches usually include
: > sniper fieldcraft events.
: > Soldiers compete in selected Excellence in Competition matches for Bronze
: > and Silver EIC shooting badges and Distinguished Rifleman and
: > Distinguished Pistol Shot badges. The winners of the President's Rifle
: > Match and President's Pistol Match at the National Matches receive an M-1
: > rifle and a commendation letter signed by the president of the United
: > States. The top scoring 100 military and civilian shooters in the
: > President's Pistol and President's Rifle Matches at the National Matches
: > are awarded the President's Hundred Tab. EIC badges and the President's
: > Hundred Tab are permanent awards; descriptions and instructions for wear
: > are outlined in Army Regulation 670-1.
: > The major competitions and disciplines for 2004 are:
: > * January, Interservice Small Arms Competition, Camp Robinson, Ark. -
: > Combat.
: > * March, All-Army Rifle, Pistol and Long Range Matches, Fort Benning -
: > Combat and Long Range.
: > * June, Interservice Pistol Championship Matches, Camp Robinson - NMC.
: > * July, Interservice Rifle Championship Matches, Marine Corps Base
: > Quantico, Va. - NMC and Infantry.
: > * July, National Pistol Championship Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio - NMC.
: > * August, National Rifle Championship Matches, Camp Perry - NMC and
: > Infantry.
: > * August, National Long Range Rifle Championship Matches, Camp Perry -
: > Long Range.
: > * October, Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting, Camp Robinson - Combat
: > rifle, pistol, machine gun and sniper.
: > * October, Winston P. Wilson Matches, Camp Robinson - Combat and NMC.
: > Also, next year, the USAMU will conduct M-16 Squad Designated Marksman
: > Instructor Courses at Fort Benning starting in the November or December
: > timeframe.
: > Soldiers and commanders who are interested in advanced combat and target
: > marksmanship, Excellence in Competition matches, or representing the Army
: > on post, division, installation, regional, major command and Army national
: > and interservice shooting teams can refer to Army Regulation 350-66 - Army
: > Competitive Marksmanship, which is available on the Army webpage. The
: > USAMU and the Army National Guard Marksmanship Training Unit are available
: > to provide support to establish post, division and MACOM matches.
: > For competition information, contact Michael J. Behnke, USAMU chief of
: > competitions, at (706) 545-1272 or michael.behnke@usarec.army.mil. For
: > M-16 Squad Designated Marksman Instructor Course information, contact
: > Staff Sgt. Kyle A. Ward of the USAMU Service Rifle Team at (706) 545-5614
: > or kyle.ward@usarec.army.mil.
: > -30-

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