USAMU Junior Camp 2012

| November 20, 2012

“Staff Sgt. Daniel Horner, U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, coaches juniors on movement techniques Oct. 26 at the Fifth Annual USAMU Action Shooting Junior Clinic. Horner, a five-time United States Practical Shooting Association national champion, was among six USAMU instructors who hosted 27 juniors and their parents from across the country to help promote the sport of action shooting and connect America’s Army with America’s public.”

Fourth Annual USAMU Junior Camp

| June 30, 2011

USAMU set to hold annual Action Shooting Junior Clinic By Michael Molinaro USAMU PAO FORT BENNING, Ga. —The fourth annual U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Action Shooting Junior Clinic will be held Oct. 28-30 at Krilling Range here on Fort Benning. Champions from the USAMU’s Action Shooting Team, including three-time multi-gun national champion Staff Sgt. Daniel […]

CMP Now Accepting Registration for the 2010 Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic & Championship June 19-25

| May 26, 2010

The Civilian Marksmanship Program CMP is now accepting registration for the 2010 Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship. The clinic will take place 19-25 June at Camp Butner, North Carolina. (Right: CMP junior highpower class instruction)       The Eastern U.S. Junior Highpower Clinic and Championship offers a full week of clinics, coaching […]

USAMU Hosts Junior Air Rifle Championship 2010

| March 29, 2010

By: Michael Molinaro; USAMU PAO Photos By: Michael Molinaro FORT BENNING, Ga. – The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit continued its full-fledging support of America’s youth when it hosted the 2010 U.S. Army Junior Air Rifle Championships Mar. 21-23 at Fort Benning’s Pool Indoor Range. This was the fourth year the U.S. Army sponsored the event, […]

Junior shooters learn from the best

| November 6, 2009

By Michael Molinaro USAMU PAO Photos By: Michael Molinaro FORT BENNING, Ga.- After spending all day in school, learning about math and social studies, most children can’t wait to get home and start playing with their friends. Two days a week, however, some kids from the area descend on Fort Benning to continue their education […]

Opportunity of a Lifetime for Junior Shooters

| July 4, 2009

By Michael Molinaro USAMU PAO FORT BENNING, Ga. Having the summer off is awesome enough for a kid, putting away the math book for three months and debating whether to go swimming or play ball all day. For some, a chance to hang out and pick the brain of an U.S. Olympian or a U.S. […]

Airgun as A Career? – You Betcha, With the AMU.

| June 17, 2009

Do you enjoy shooting airgun? What about competing in international competitions as a career? Qualified shooters have an opportunity, as soldiers in the U. S. Army, to be part of the USAMU (United States Army Marksmanship Unit). The USAMU sponsors  a variety of shooting events, many of which are for, or open to, juniors. Then, […]

JROTC Rifle Championship 2008

| December 29, 2008

By Gary Anderson, DCM There could be no better proof of how much junior rifle shooting is growing in the USA than to see the signs of growth on display at the 2008 Eastern Region Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC), Air Rifle Championship. The Championship was conducted by the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), on […]

Who-RA – Clang Clang – The MGM/USAMU Junior Camp

| December 28, 2008

By Rhonda Gibson and Dale Price Provided by: Front Sight magazine, Jan/Feb. 2009 issue Take 43 kids away from their parents, put them on a bus to go to camp and hold on to your hat as the noise and commotion rocks the bus, right? Not on this bus. We were headed to the range […]