Cherry Point Marines compete at Regional East Marksmanship Competition

Photo By Sgt. Cody Lemons | U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Miguel Rasor, a supply administration and operations specialist assigned to Marine Air Support Squadron 1, Marine Aircraft Control Group 28, 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, lines up his shot during a live-fire pistol familiarization course of fire at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point (MCAS), North Carolina, March 8, 2019. Rasor is a member of the newly formed MCAS Cherry Point shooting team and is competing at the Regional East Marksmanship Competition at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 15-29. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Cody Lemons)  

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

03.11.2019

Story by Sgt. Cody Lemons 

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point

The newly formed Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point shooting team is currently competing at the Regional East Marksmanship Competition at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, March 15-29, 2019. Eleven Marines are representing Cherry Point and if they score in the top 10 percent of the competition, will be invited to compete in the Annual Marine Corps Match. This is the first formal team from Cherry Point since the late 1980’s.

The competition is one of four division matches throughout the U.S. Marine Corps in which service members and the East Coast’s best shooters participate in numerous small arms courses of fire.

• Date Taken: 03.11.2019
• Date Posted: 03.26.2019 08:20
• Story ID: 315377
• Location: MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, US