CMP Welcomes Competitors to the 2012 CMP National Trophy and CMP Games Matches

CAMP PERRY, OHIO - The CMP National Trophy Matches began on 9 July, with the First Shot Ceremony and Pistol Small Arms Firing School. The official program and registration information for the CMP National Trophy and CMP Games Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio, are posted on the CMP website at http://www.thecmp.org/NM.htm.

Participation Continues to Grow at CMP Eastern Games & DeMille Wins Three-Gun Aggregate Title

CAMP BUTNER, NC – The CMP Eastern Games, held at Camp Butner, a North Carolina Army National Guard training center, grew by five percent in 2012 as 341 participants took part in traditional games events including historical military rifle, rimfire sporter and pistol competitions.

CMP Games - Georgia Debut at American International Marksmanship Academy

BLAKELY, GEORGIA – With 3,000 acres of former cotton and peanut fields, it might seem impossible to fill them all with shooting ranges, but the newly-opened American International Marksmanship Academy is finding ways to do it. The complex contains rifle, pistol and sporting clay ranges, plus a host of military and law enforcement specialty ranges and facilities. The AIM Academy played host to CMP’s first-ever Georgia CMP Games 26-29 April and shooters from as far as south Florida and Wisconsin were treated to four days of clinics, rifle sales, CMP games matches and warm, sunny weather.

OKC Rolls Out the Red Carpet for CMP at Oklahoma Games

ARCADIA, OKLAHOMA – The membership of the Oklahoma City Gun Club opened its arms, ranges and barbecue grill to the staff of the Civilian Marksmanship Program at the introductory CMP Oklahoma Games, 12-15 April. The event was held at the club, just northeast of Oklahoma City near Arcadia. “Our friends in Oklahoma certainly know how to put on a shooting event,” said Christie Sewell, General Manager of CMP Programs. “We felt very welcome by the folks at the Oklahoma City Gun Club and they made our games event a great experience,” she said.

Update on 2012 CMP Competition Rules

The CMP Rules Committee approved the 16th edition of the CMP Competition Rules in March. The new CMP rulebook has been posted on the CMP website at http://www.thecmp.org/
Competitions/Rulebook.pdf.   for several weeks. This article provides an update and summary of changes in the 2012 CMP Competition Rules.

CMP TO OFFER FREE BB GUN SHOOTING ON PORTABLE RANGE AT 2012 PORT CLINTON WALLEYE FESTIVAL

CAMP PERRY, OHIO – The Civilian Marksmanship Program is proud to join the 2012 Main Street Port Clinton Walleye Festival lineup as a parade participant and offer FREE target shooting on the festival grounds Friday through Monday, May 25-28. “We are very excited to be a part of the fun at the 2012 Walleye Festival,” said Christie Sewell, General Manager of CMP North programming. “We’re honored to be a supporter of the Port Clinton community and we’re looking forward to reaching out to festival attendees who can get a small glimpse of what we do at the CMP,” she said.

“LONDON PREPARES” FOR OLYMPIC SHOOTING A Pictorial Report on Preparations for the 2012 Olympic Shooting Events

The Olympic Games are biggest, most important and most watched sports competition in the world. They take place every four years and 2012 is an Olympic year. The Opening Ceremony of the XXXth Summer Olympic Games will take place in London on 27 July. On the following morning, the first gold medal of the Games will be awarded to the winner of the Women’s Air Rifle event. That will be the first of 15 Olympic rifle, pistol and shotgun events to be contested on London’s Royal Artillery Barracks Shooting Venue during the first ten days of the Games. 390 of the 10,500 athletes who compete in the 26 sports on the London program will be shooters from at least 103 countries. Shooting in the Olympic Games is big, important and practiced all over the world. In addition to having the honor of awarding the Games’ first gold medal, Shooting’s total of 103 participating nations likely will rank third among all Olympic sports.

Hard Work and Fun Combine to Make JROTC National Air Rifle Championships a Special Event

ANNISTON, ALABAMA – For Junior ROTC air rifle competitors, the annual National Championship held at the CMP South Marksmanship Center is the culmination of an entire school year of commitment to their sport. The JROTC National Championship is their Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup, Finals or Masters. The championship road began 10 October, 2011 when Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force JROTC cadets began their quest for participation in the tournament via postal competitions, shooting at targets at their home ranges and submitting them to the Civilian Marksmanship Program for scoring via postal and private carriers.
 

CMP Board Member William H. Willoughby to Receive Prestigious West Point Distinguished Graduate Award at U.S. Military Academy in May

WEST POINT, NEW YORK – Civilian Marksmanship Program board member MAJ (R) William H. Willoughby will be recognized by the West Point Association of Graduates on 22 May when he joins the ranks of the prestigious U.S. Military Academy Distinguished Graduate Award recipients for his lifelong commitment to the mission of the institution which has educated, trained and inspired U.S. Army officers since its founding in 1802.

“One of the best training tools I have ever tried” NMAR Air Rifle’s

No matter how well you plan an event the only factor you can never control is Mother Nature, especially if you happen to plan it in late January in Massachusetts. Despite the snow, hardy New Englanders from Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts all came together for our first NMAR NE Championship Match.