U.S. Army Recruiting News

Man and woman in U.S.A. uniform celebrating with medals in front of American flag.

Dec. 1, 2022

U.S. Army Soldiers Win 7 Olympic Quotas for Team USA

Soldiers with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit won a total of 34 medals and seven 2024 Olympic Quotas for Team USA during two recent international competitions.

Man in USAMU shooting uniform instructing 2 men on outdoor pistol range.

Oct. 26, 2022

USAMU Service Pistol Team Holds Strong to Tradition at Pistol Nationals

FORT BENNING, Ga. — Each year the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Service Pistol Team travels to the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s National Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. The ‘summer trip’ typically includes co-hosting the CMP Pistol Small Arms Firing School and earning a bunch of medals.

Man and women taking selfie on cell phone.

Nov. 16, 2021

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

FORT BENNING, Ga. — 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.

woman in army uniform standing holding a rifle.

July 26, 2021

Soldier wins gold, breaks record and blazes a trail

FORT BENNING, Ga., — 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.

July 23, 2021

USAMU Soldiers aim for Olympic Gold in Tokyo

FORT BENNING, Ga. — 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.

Brian Burrows and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Derek Haldeman represented Team USA in Men’s Trap at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Not only did these two athletes claim the Gold and Silver Medals, they claimed the last two possible Olympic quotas in Men’s Trap for Team USA, something that has not happened since 2008! Haldeman is a Sunbury, Ohio native who is a competitive marksman/instructor with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Courtesy photo)

Aug. 1, 2019

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

FORT BENNING, Ga. — 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 Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Horner with the Army Reserve Careers Division claimed the title as the 2019 All Army Champion at the U.S. Army Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia March 10-16, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Michelle Lunato)

March 19, 2019

U.S. Army Small Arms Championship winners announced

FORT BENNING, Ga. — 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.