LTC Daniel C. Hodne, commander of the US Army Marksmanship Unit, announced that the AMU will sponsor and host the Army Strong Collegiate Shooting Championships (ASCSC) at Fort Benning in March of 2012.
The dynamic format will draw the top college and junior shooters from the entire country competing in four distinct championships: the National Rifle Association Intercollegiate Pistol Championships; the NRA Intercollegiate Rifle Club Championship; the Scholastic Steel Challenge Collegiate Championship; and the Scholastic Clay Target Program Challenge.
“The USAMU, home to the absolute best marksman, marksmanship instructors, and gunsmiths in the world, is the ideal location to hold this ground-breaking Army Strong Collegiate Shooting Championships. Our newest generation of collegiate champions across multiple shooting disciplines will earn their titles at the ‘Home of Champions.” said Hodne.
The USAMU aims to make this an annual event.
The ASCSC is designed to connect the Army with and promote youth and collegiate shooting sports. It aligns directly with the youth and collegiate shooting programs of the NRA Competitive Shooting Division which all foster junior and collegiate participation in prestigious competitions while promoting firearms safety. The USAMU connects to America’s youth through teaching, coaching, and mentoring junior shooters throughout the year, and Soldiers make ideal mentors and role models for our nation’s youth. In these respects, the Army’s hosting of this event a perfect fit.
The ASCSC will be sandwiched around the electrifying Army Strong Experience, hosted by Maneuver Center of Excellence on March 15th and 16th. This event showcases the capabilities of the Army through demonstrations by an array of units on the Army post. Spectators can see the “Rangers in Action” demo, featuring the abilities of the world’s most advanced infantry soldiers, or the “shock-and-awe” of the Hands-on Training Exercise (HOTEX), which shows off the Army’s mechanized and armored forces.
To learn more, access www.usamu.com A banner links you to the ASE and ASCSC and provides downloadable materials which include invitation letter, flyers, timeline for your use. To help share what is in store for the ASE, the USAMU created an exciting video of this past year’s event which is located on the website and on the AMU’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/U.S.ArmyMarksmanshipUnit
Note: This information is drawn from press releases, emails from the USAMU, and material on the USAMU website.
