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Cadet Sisters Compete at the U.S. Army Small Arms Championships
Cadet Jesse Mayer, with Texas A&M Reserve Officers' Training Corps, waits for instructions during the Bullseye Pistol Match at the 2023 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships at Fort Benning, Georgia March 12-18. The annual, live fire training event is an annual competition hosted by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit that tests Soldiers abilities on both their primary and secondary weapon systems. It is open to Army ROTC cadets and all Soldiers in the active duty, Army Reserve and National Guard, and is therefore commonly call the ‘All Army.’ (Photo by Michelle Lunato)
March 24, 2023 - This year’s U.S. Army Small Arms Championships was more than just a unique training event for two Texas A&M Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets, it was a family affair. 
Father, Son Compete Side by Side at U.S. Army Small Arms Championships
Pfc. Quinlan Clark, an infantryman with Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 2-35 Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division out of Honolulu, Hawaii, and his father, Col. Andrew Clark, commander, U.S. Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization out of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, competed and trained side by side at the 2023 U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, an annual, live-fire marksmanship event hosted by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Army photo by Michelle Lunato)
March 23, 2023 - For decades, the bonds that Soldiers build with each other has led to the term ‘Army family.’ However, this year’s U.S. Army Small Arms Championships featured a much more literal definition of family when a father and son Soldier duo competed side by side in the week-long marksmanship training event. 
2023 U.S. Army Small Arms Championship
A range officer checks a competitor's score during the 2023 U.S. Army Small Arms Championship at Fort Benning, Georgia March 15, 2023. Two hundred-sixty Soldiers of all components competed for titles and bragging rights in the 2023 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships March 12-18. The annual competition, better known as the “All Army,” is hosted by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) in conjunction with the Maneuver Center of Excellence with the mission of advancing marksmanship across the Army.
March 21, 2023 - 260 Soldiers of all components competed for titles and bragging rights in the 2023 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships March 12-18. The annual competition, better known as the “All Army,” is hosted by the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) in conjunction with the Maneuver Center of Excellence with the mission of advancing marksmanship across the Army.
Two U.S. Army Soldiers Win a Shotgun World Cup Gold Medal for the USA
Sgt. Alicia Gough, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit out of Fort Benning, Georgia, won the Bronze Medal in Women’s Trap and the Gold Medal in Mixed Trap (along with teammate Staff Sgt. Will Hinton) at the International Shooting Sports Federation Shotgun World Cup in Doha, Qatar March 4-13. Bringing home a World Cup Medal to the USA is impressive enough by itself. However, this Army Soldier earned this international medal just two months after become a new mother. (ISSF Courtesy photo)
March 20, 2023 - Staff Sgt. Will Hinton and Sgt. Alicia Gough won the Gold Medal in the Trap Mixed Team event at the International Shooting Sports Federation Shotgun World Cup in Doha, Qatar March 4-13.
U.S. Army Soldier Wins Her First Two World Cup Medals in Qatar, Two Months After Becoming a New Mother
Sgt. Alicia Gough, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit out of Fort Benning, Georgia, won the Bronze Medal in Women’s Trap and the Gold Medal in Mixed Trap (along with teammate Staff Sgt. Will Hinton) at the International Shooting Sports Federation Shotgun World Cup in Doha, Qatar March 4-13. Bringing home a World Cup Medal to the USA is impressive enough by itself. However, this Army Soldier earned this international medal just two months after become a new mother. (ISSF Courtesy photo)
March 15, 2023 - Sgt. Alicia Gough won the Bronze Medal in Women’s Trap at the International Shooting Sports Federation Shotgun World Cup in Doha, Qatar March 4-13. 
Army Specialist Wins Her First World Cup Silver Medal in Qatar
Spc. Samantha Simonton, a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia, takes a podium selfie with Gold Medalist Kim Rhode and Bronze Medalist Simona Scocchetti (Italy) during the Women's Skeet Awards Ceremony at the International Shooting Sports Federation Shotgun World Cup in Doha, Qatar March 4-13. The Gainesville, Georgia native claimed the Silver Medal, her first World Cup Medal, after a shoot-off with Rhode. (ISSF Courtesy photo)
March 10, 2023 - U.S. Army Spc. Samantha Simonton won the Silver Medal in Women’s Skeet at the International Shooting Sports Federation Shotgun World Cup March 4-13.
10 U.S. Army Marksmanship Soldiers make 2023 National Trap and Skeet Teams
Staff Sgt. Will Hinton, USAMU Shotgun Team Trap shooter, shoots a clay target during the USA Shooting's 2023 Spring Shotgun Selection match in Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 8, 2023. 10 U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldiers advance to the 2023 National Trap and Skeet teams and will represent the U.S. and the Army in competitions abroad.
Feb. 21, 2023 - 10 U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldiers advance to the 2023 National Trap and Skeet teams after the USA Shooting Shotgun Spring Selection Match at Tucson Trap and Skeet Club in Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 3-8, 2023.
Fort Benning Soldiers Win Eight Medals in Three Separate Countries
Staff Sergeants Derek Haldeman (center right) and Will Hinton (right) joined up with civilian athlete Derrick Mein (left) to win the Bronze Medal in the Men’s Trap Team event at the International Shooting Sports Federation World Cup in Rabat, Morocco January 11-24, 2023. Haldeman, a Sunbury, Ohio native, and Hinton a Dacula, GA native are both marksmanship instructors/competitive shooters at the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, which is stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia. (ISSF Courtesy Photo by Abdelmajid Fahim)
Jan. 31, 2023 - Soldiers with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit kicked off 2023 by winning a total of eight medals at three separate international shooting competitions in January.
U.S. Army Soldiers Win 7 Olympic Quotas for Team USA
Staff Sgt. Will Hinton (left), a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit out of Fort Benning, Georgia, won the Gold Medal for Team USA in Men’s Trap at the 2022 Confederation of the Americas (CAT Games) Championships in Lima, Peru Nov. 4 - 12. This Gold Medal win by the Lawrenceville, Georgia native earned the United States an Olympic Quota for the 2024 Games in Paris. (Courtesy photo by Andy Cruz.)
Dec. 1, 2022 - 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.
USAMU Service Pistol Team Holds Strong to Tradition at Pistol Nationals
Spc. Jason Gregoire, a Barre, Vermont native who is a marksmanship instructor/competitive shooter with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Service Pistol Team, provides instructor to a son and his father who attended the 2022 Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Pistol Small Arms Firing School at Camp Perry, Ohio. Each year, USAMU Soldiers assist the CMP with their Small Arms Firing Schools that are open to the public. This year, more than 160 people attended the Pistol SAFS. (U.S. Army photo by Michelle Lunato)
Oct. 26, 2022 - 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.
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HISTORY OF AMU

 

In 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized the formation of the Army Marksmanship Unit, almost exclusively to win shooting competitions that would raise the standards of marksmanship throughout the Army.

 

FORMED TO COMPETE

 

In the 50s, the Soviets dominated the international shooting scene. Many believed that only the U.S. Army had the personnel and facilities to develop a program that could compete with them.

The AMU quickly established itself as a world power in shooting. Between 1962 and 1978, the unit led the United States to six Olympic Gold Medals and 59 individual and team championships in international competition.

Later, the unit’s mission expanded to facilitate Army recruiting. The unit also provided marksmanship training to thousands of Soldiers, and became a leader in small-arms research and development.

From 2009 to 2012, the AMU maintained a constant presence in Afghanistan by deploying multiple marksmanship training teams in support of the Afghan National Army NATO training mission.

 

SHOOTING TEAMS

 

The unit is composed of five competitive shooting sections, each with world-class training facilities and competition grounds.

Those teams include: Service Rifle, Action Shooting,International Rifle, Service Pistol, and Shotgun.

Our Shotgun and International Rifle teams have represented the United States during every Summer Olympic Games since 1960, and have earned 24 Olympic medals since that time.

 

CUSTOM FIREARMS SHOP

 

The unit builds and customizes small arms and ammunition through the Custom Firearms Shop. The Army’s finest gunsmiths, machinists, range technicians and ammunition loaders staff the shop. They are known as the backbone, or “pit crew” of the marksmanship teams.

The custom firearm shop's research and development efforts have led to enhanced accuracy and reliability of the Army’s competitive weapon systems and ammunition, and have intensified the combat effectiveness of the entire Army.

For example, the M21 and M24 sniper systems, special purpose rifles and squad designated marksman rifles were developed and tested in the shop.

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