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The First Shot – CMP Online Magazine

Historic Vehicles, Amputee Skydiver Headlines CMP’s 2018 National Matches First Shot Ceremony

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is proud to announce the lineup for the 2018 First Shot Ceremony, set to take place Monday, July 9, at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility, near Port Clinton, Ohio. The ceremony will begin at 10:00 a.m. on the base’s Rodriguez...

CMP, JO National Air Rifle Competition Returns to Camp Perry

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The 2018 CMP National Three-Position Air Rifle Championships will be held June 21-26, 2018 at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio. After months of intense competition, over 350 hopeful junior marksmen, families and friends will gather to witness who will rise...

Competitor Pays Homage to Australian World War I Soldiers During CMP’s Eastern Games

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP BUTNER, N.C. – Ari Feliciano, 48, of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, competed in his first Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) vintage rifle match during Eastern Games in North Carolina in late April. But Ari didn’t just compete – he competed in style. [caption id="attachment_18984" align="aligncenter" width="604"] Ari Feliciano from Puerto Rico donned an...

Developing Liberty University Rifle Team Attends CMP’s Small Arms Firing School

By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP BUTNER, N.C. – On a beautiful, sunny morning in North Carolina, over 40 bright-eyed students of all ages set foot on the grounds of Camp Butner Training Facility to take part in a century-old tradition that has trained thousands of new marksmen around the country – the Small Arms...

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