Sgt. 1st Class Joel Turner was born in Anderson, South Carolina, and graduated from Belton-Honea Path High School in Belton, South Carolina. He joined the Army in 2006 and completed basic, Airborne, and Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was assigned to 3rd Ranger Battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment. He served there 4 years as a Rifleman, Grenadier, Sniper, and Reconnaissance Specialist. He was then assigned to the USAMU and the Action Team in September 2012 as an Instructor/Shooter. He is currently serving as the Team Chief of the Action Shooting Team.
Turner graduated from the following military schools or courses: Airborne, RIP, Ranger, Sniper, Combat Life Saver, Equal Opportunity Leaders Coarse, Warrior Leader’s Course, Advanced Leader’s Course, and Senior Leader’s Cource.
Turner has a distinguished shooting career and won his first National Title with only 3 years on the team and multiple 1st place finishes since.
His military awards include Parachutist Badge, Ranger Tab, Expert Infantryman’s Badge, Combat Infantryman’s Badge, and Excellence in Competition Badge.
Competitive Shooting Awards
2019
Superstition Mountain 3 Gun/ 1st Place Open
Wyoming Governors Match/ 1st Open
Blue Ridge Mountain 3 Gun/ 1st Place Open
Nordic/Vortex Trigun/ 2nd Place Open
2018
Superstition Mountain 3 Gun/ 1st Place Open
3GN South Regional/ 1st Place Unlimited
3GN Southern Regional/ 1st Place Unlimited
USPSA Multigun Nationals/ 2nd Place Open
Task Force Dagger/ 1st Place Open
Wyoming Governors Match/ 1st Open
Rocky Mountain 3 Gun Championship/ 2nd Open
Pro/AM 3 Gun/ 1st Place Open
Atlanta State 3 Gun/ 1st Place Open
3GN Nationals/ 2nd Place Unlimited
2017
3GN South Regional/ 1st Place Unlimited
3GN Southern Regional/ 1st Place Unlimited
3GN Texas Regional/ 1st Place Unlimited
Blue Ridge Mountain 3 Gun Championship/ 1st place Open
Rocky Mountain 3 Gun World Championship/ 1st place Limited
FNH 3 Gun Championship/ 1st place Limited
USPSA Multi-gun Nationals/ 2nd place Limited
MGM Ironman/ 2nd place Limited
2016
Blue Ridge Mountain 3 Gun Championship/ 1st place Open
Rocky Mountain 3 Gun World Championship/ 1st place Limited
FNH 3 Gun Championship/ 1st place Limited
Armalite 3 Man 3 Gun/ 1st place team
USPSA Multi-gun Nationals/ 2nd place Limited
MGM Ironman/ 2nd place Limited
2015
Blue Ridge Mountain 3 Gun Championship/ 1st place Limited
Rocky Mountain 3 Gun World Championship/ 1st place Limited
FNH 3 Gun Championship/ 1st place Limited
USPSA Multi-gun Nationals/ 1nd place Limited
MGM Ironman/ 2nd place Limited
2014
Surefire World Multi-gun Championship/ 1st Place Limited
Blue Ridge Mountain 3 Gun Championship/ 2nd place Heavy Metal
FNH 3 Gun Championship/ 3nd place Tac Optics
USPSA Multi-gun Nationals/ 5th place Limited
Task Force Dagger 3 Gun Championship/ 2nd Place Tactical Optics
MGM Ironman/ 3nd place Limited
2013
Blue Ridge Mountain 3 Gun Championship/ 1st place Limited
Rocky Mountain 3 Gun World Championship/ 1st place Limited
FNH 3 Gun Championship/ 1st place Limited
USPSA Multi-gun Nationals/ 6nd place Tac Optics
MGM Ironman/ 4th place Tac Optics
2012
Rocky Mountain 3 Gun World Championship/ 10th place Limited
MGM Ironman/ 11th place Tac Optics
CMMG Midwest Multi-gun/ 34th place Tac Optics