Dueling Pistols returned US Shooting Team wins CISM Championship title By Paula J. Randall Pagán U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Public Affairs Office LAHTI, Finland – For the first time in a decade, the United States triumphed over more than 40 other countries to win the Conseil International du Sport Militaire (CISM) Shooting Championships. On July 19, the U.S. Shooting Team took overall honors at the CISM World Military Shooting Championships and was awarded the Dueling Pistols Trophy for having the best rifle and pistol teams in the world. The U.S. CISM Shooting Team was made up of five male and three female rifle shooters, and five male and three female pistol shooters. The CISM male rifle shooters were USAMU international rifle shooters Maj. Stephen C. Goff, Capt. Glenn A. Dubis, Sgt. 1st Class Thomas A. Tamas, Sgt. Jason A. Parker and Spc. Shane M. Barnhart. The CISM female rifle shooters are Spcs. Mary K. Elsass and Karyn E. Manges of USAMU and U.S. Navy Midshipman 4th Class Marta Jung. The men’s CISM Pistol Team is made up of U.S. Army Reservist Lt. Col. Terry M. Anderson and USAMU’s Sgt. 1st Class Daryl L. Szarenski, Staff Sgt. Eric G. Daniels, Staff Sgt. Carl W. Trompeter and Spc. Grant E. Saylor. The women’s CISM Pistol Team members are U.S. Army Reservist Maj. Rhonda L. Bright, U.S. Marine Chief Warrant Officer 3 Roxane Conrad and Navy Reservist Petty Officer 3rd Class Sandra Uptagrafft.  Accompanying the U.S. Shooting Team to Finland were: USAMU Commander Col. Robert I. Hoidahl Jr., as the CISM chief of mission; USAMU gunsmith Sgt. 1st Class Charles P. Gartland as the women’s team captain and gunsmith; USAMU International Rifle Team Coach Richard N. Hawkins as CISM rifle coach; USAMU International Pistol Team Coach Frank Briggs as CISM pistol coach; Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Newby, a member of the CISM Pistol Jury; and USAMU Chief of Competition Michael J. Behnke as the men’s team captain and a CISM 50-Meter Classification Jury member. The U.S. Rifle Team of Goff, Dubis, Parker and Barnhart won the Gold Medal for the USA and set a new world record in the 300 Meter Standard Rifle Three Position Match on July 16. Goff was the winner in the Individual 300 Meter Standard Rifle Three Position Championship Match, in which Dubis took the Silver Medal. The U.S. Men’s Rifle Team, won the Silver Medal in the 300 Meter Military Rapid Fire Match, in which Parker was awarded the individual Silver Medal. Additionally, Parker won the title of Overall Best CISM Rifle Shooter. The U.S. Pistol Team won the Bronze Medal in Rapid Fire Pistol. Although the U.S. Women’s Rifle Team finished tied for fifth place in the 50 Meter Three-Position Sport Rifle Match, Manges received the individual Bronze Medal. See next month’s issue of The First Shot for a feature on the Dueling Pistols Trophy and the strategy the American teams employed to win.