Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) News

USAMU’s SFC Ryan Franks Clinches Back-to-Back Titles at the Interservice Pistol Championship

Master Sgt. Kulani Lakanaria — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 17:00:00 GMT

Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Franks, an Instructor/shooter assigned as a Service Pistol Team Chief assigned to the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), has achieved an impressive feat by winning the 2024 Interservice Pistol Championship not once, but twice in a row.

Army Soldiers secure spots in 2024 Olympics

Lauren Reho — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:55:00 GMT

Four Fort Moore Soldiers have secured spots in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, with two showcasing their expertise in both air rifle and smallbore and two demonstrating their precision in trap shooting.

Army Marksmanship Unit Hosts Army Wide Shooting Competition

Sgt. 1st Class Scott Evans — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:31:00 GMT

From March 10-16, 2024, the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), in collaboration with U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, hosted over 230 competitors from across the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, National Guard, and the Air National Guard for the U.S. Small Arms Championships at Fort Moore, Georgia. The annual training event, commonly known as All Army allows Soldiers to test their mettle throughout the challenging, week-long competition in both rifle and pistol.

Two U.S. Army Soldiers Will Compete in Trap Shooting at 2024 Olympic Games

Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 16:00:00 GMT

Staff Sergeants Rachel Tozier and Will Hinton of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit qualified in Olympic Trap for the 2024 Paris Games during USA Shooting’s Shotgun Olympic Trials - Part 2 in Tucson, Arizona March 11-17.

South Carolina National Guard Wins U.S. Army Small Arms Championships

Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:00:00 GMT

Staff Sgt. John Jordan of the South Carolina National Guard won the title of 2024 All Army Champion at the U.S. Army Small Arms Championships at Fort Moore, Georgia March 10-16. Jordan’s team, South Carolina Alpha, also claimed the title of 2024 U.S. Army Small Arms Team Champions.

Two Fort Moore Soldiers Qualify for a Second Event at the 2024 Olympic Games

Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:00:00 GMT

U.S. Army Sergeants Ivan Roe and Sagen Maddalena qualified for the 50m Smallbore event at the 2024 Olympic Games during USA Shooting’s Smallbore Rifle/Pistol Olympic Trials-Part 3 March 17-19.

USAMU Soldier inducted into SEC Women's Legends Class of 2024

Hunter West — Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:12:00 GMT

On March 8, 2024, Sgt. Alison Weisz, stood before the fans of her alma mater to receive the honor of being inducted into the Southeastern Conference Women’s Legends Class of 2024. With this recognition, Weisz, a Soldier in the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, joined a legacy of women who have competed and excelled at the highest level of their respective sports.

U.S. Army Soldier Wins Gold Medal in Egypt at Women’s Skeet Event

Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT

U.S. Army Sgt. Samantha Simonton won the Gold Medal in Women’s Skeet at the International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup in Cairo, Egypt January 29, 2024.

Meet Sagen Maddalena — U.S. Army Soldier & 2024 Olympian

Lt. Col. Michelle Lunato — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 17:00:00 GMT

A 4-H club taught her marksmanship basics, her grandfather taught her patience, and the U.S. Army taught her discipline.

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Clean Sweeps the Interservice Pistol Championships for the 22nd Consecutive Time

Sgt. 1st Class Kulani Lakanaria — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:00:00 GMT

The Interservice Pistol Championships was hosted on Nov. 13-17, 2023, by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU). The championships consisted of 9 shooting competitions- .22 Cal individual and team matches, Centerfire individual and team, .45 Cal individual and team, Service Pistol individual and team, and the Excellence In Competition and Directors match.

Meet Your Recruiter - Staff Sgt. Nathan Staskiewicz

Staff Sgt. Eric Johnson — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:00:00 GMT

Staff Sgt. Nathan Staskiewicz, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, began his career or love of sports shooting on a 20-degree Nebraska winter morning after his parents took him to the shooting range at 6 a.m.

Meet your recruiter – Spc. Aaron Eddins

Staff Sgt. Eric Johnson — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 17:00:00 GMT

Spc. Aaron Eddins, a native of Wilkesboro, North Carolina serves as an instructor and shooter on the Army Marksmanship unit. USAREC leadership recently recognized him as a standout performer.

U.S. Army Soldier wins two Gold Medals, ‘Best Athlete of the Year’ at Rifle Competition in Poland

Maj. Michelle Lunato — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:08:21 GMT

2021 Olympian and U.S. Army Spc. Sagen Maddalena, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, claimed two Gold Medals and the ‘Best Athlete of the Year’ title at the 2021 International Shooting Sports Federation’s President’s Cup in Wroclaw, Poland.

Soldier wins gold, breaks record and blazes a trail

USAMU PAO — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 19:42:00 GMT

U.S. Army Reserve 1st Lt. Amber English became the first Soldier to win a medal at the Olympic Games when she claimed the gold in the women’s skeet event July 26 in Tokyo, Japan.

USAMU Soldiers aim for Olympic Gold in Tokyo

USAMU PAO — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 16:29:00 GMT

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldiers, Spc. Alison Weisz, Sgt. Phillip Jungman, 1st Lt. Amber English, Spc. Sagen Maddalena, and Sgt. Patrick Sunderman join the throngs of athletes at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Also capturing a ticket to Tokyo is USAMU’s Staff Sgt. Kevin Nguyen who will represent Soldiers in the Paralympic Games at the end of July.

Soldiers help claim Pan American Game medals and break 11-year Trap quota search

USA Shooting's Kevin Neuendorf — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 14:44:00 GMT

If you could listen well enough, you might have heard the collective sigh of relief exhaled nationwide earlier today following one particular result at the 2019 Pan American Games. It came at the exact moment when Brazil’s Roberto Schmits was eliminated from the Men’s Trap competition in third place.

U.S. Army Small Arms Championship winners announced

Maj. Michelle Lunato — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 16:40:00 GMT

The 2019 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships, which is hosted by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, concluded it’s seven-day competition here on March 16 with an awards ceremony.