Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Julius Clayton | FORT BENNING, Ga.—Service member from the Army fires his pistol downrange during the...... read more read more
FORT BENNING, Ga. — The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) hosts and conducts the 59th Annual Interservice Pistol Championship, June 17-22, on Phillips Range.
The Interservice Championship competition is an outdoor tournament open to U.S. military members’ only.
Eligible participants include individuals and teams of the Armed Forces, Active, Guard, Reserve and Military Academy, along with ROTC cadets and Officer Candidate Course (OCS) students. Entries are restricted to open class participants.
All individual competitors and teams need to pre-register online April 16 through June 11 at: https://ct.thecmp.org/app/v1/index.php?do=contacts&task=edit&contact=224742.
Service pistol teams must meet the eligibility requirements of the National Trophy Team Matches. Members and alternates are not required to be listed on designated team scorecards for the other matches in the aggregate (.22, CF, and .45). Only teams representing their service or service component (Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard) will be allowed to compete in the Service pistol Team event.
Teams may be selected from the installation, station, division, state, or unit levels with the exception of those services (Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard) without a standing marksmanship unit or team, which may combine all of their personnel into one service team.
Two teams will be allowed for each service component.
There is an entry fee of $60, which covers all tournament costs, including team matches, catering, and awards. Payments will be accepted in cash, check, or credit card at the time of check in. Please make checks payable to: Civilian Marksmanship Program.
Do not send cash to the AMU. All competitors will report to Match HQ at Hook Range, Bldg. # 147 (the Roundhouse) for in-processing from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 17.
Match programs will be available on the USAMU website
https://www.goarmy.com/events/army-marksmanship-unit.html
MEDIA ATTENDANCE: Media who wish to attend, please call the USAMU PAO at 706-545-5436, 706-545-6705 or 706-963-9930 or email michelle.a.lunato.civ@mail.mil or julius.r.clayton.mil@mail.mil to arrange for coordination/escort onto Fort Benning.
DIRECTIONS FOR MEDIA: Take Interstate 185 to the Visitors’ Center at the Fort Benning Access Gate where you will park and be met by a USAMU representative and escorted to the event.
The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) wins national and international shooting competitions, supports Army marketing engagements, and advances small arms lethality to demonstrate Army marksmanship capability, connect America to its Army and enhance marksmanship effectiveness in combat. USAMU is part of the U.S. Army Marketing Engagement Brigade and Army Marketing and Research Group.
| Date Taken: | 04.13.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 04.13.2018 10:28 |
| Story ID: | 272964 |
| Location: | FORT BENNING, GA, US |
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