Granbury, de Jesus Find Repeat Wins at 2024 JROTC Nationals
Category: Post
Published on: April 5, 2024
Category: Post
Published on: April 5, 2024
By Ashley Dugan, CMP Staff Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The precision class at the 2024 JROTC National Three-Position Championship was a rinse and repeat version of last year’s competition – with both Marine Corps team Granbury High School and Danjela (Jordan) de Jesus, 18, of the Camden County High School Navy JROTC in Georgia, reclaiming their titles in the individual and team competitions. During the 2023 JROTC National Three-Position Championship, de Jesus, a Navy cadet, not only led the […]
CMP Celebrates 25th Anniversary of John C. Garand Match in 2023
Category: Post
Published on: June 23, 2023
Category: Post
Published on: June 23, 2023
By Ashley Dugan, CMP Writer In 2023, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) will celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the John C. Garand Match at the annual National Matches at Camp Perry. The event has been one of the most popular and celebrated of CMP’s competitive shooting events – attracting hundreds of competitors from around the country each year. To recognize the match’s milestone, the 2023 National Matches will feature a commemorative T-shirt for those signed up for the event. The roots of […]
CMP’s Annual Dixie Double Air Match Sees Historic Turnout in 2022
Category: Post
Published on: November 22, 2022
Category: Post
Published on: November 22, 2022
ANNISTON, Ala. – Celebrating its 14th year, the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) annual Dixie Double air rifle and air pistol match witnessed its largest turnout in competition history in 2022. A group of 143 juniors and adults fired in the two-day air gun event, which was held Nov. 5-6, at the Judith Legerski CMP Competition Center in Anniston, Ala. Competitors in the annual event hailed from various areas of the country and even outside of it, with Canadian athletes making […]
Veteran Celebrates 91st Birthday at CMP’s Petrarca Range at Camp Perry
Category: Post
Published on: October 28, 2022
Category: Post
Published on: October 28, 2022
Harry Gaunt turned 91 on Oct. 2, 2022. After 90 years of celebrating birthdays, he decided to spend his latest along the shore of Lake Erie – specifically at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Headquarters at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility in Ohio. Harry had never been to Camp Perry before but had heard about it in the past from CMP publications and other marksmanship organizations. It became a destination during a family road trip when his daughter, […]
CMP Hosts GSMM Rifle, Air Gun Matches in Ohio and Alabama in September
Category: Post
Published on: October 13, 2022
Category: Post
Published on: October 13, 2022
The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) stayed busy on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, as it hosted three special events between its facilities at Camp Perry, Ohio, and Anniston, Ala. The first was a Garand, Springfield, Vintage and Modern Military (GSMM) rifle match on Camp Perry’s outdoor electronic target line at Petrarca Range. The event was open to adults and juniors – reaching nearly 50 entries throughout the day. Leading the Garand Match only by x-count was Jeffrey Beierke, 58, of Fort […]
Indiana CMP State Directors Gregg and Diane Rice, Columbia City, Ind.
Category: Post
Published on: May 26, 2020
Category: Post
Published on: May 26, 2020
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer In order to help ensure the cultivation of marksmanship at the ground level, the CMP appoints State Directors to oversee programs in each of the 50 states. The mission of the State Directors is to provide leadership, resource and program information, coordination, networking, motivation and publicity for junior shooting within his or her state. Find out who your CMP State Director is by visiting https://thecmp.org/training-tech/state-director/. Feel free to contact your State Director at any time with […]
Young Marksman Competes for First Time During Three Generation Excursion
Category: Post
Published on: April 4, 2019
Category: Post
Published on: April 4, 2019
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – Zachary Wehner, 11, of Valparaiso, Ind., took his first trip to the historic National Matches at Camp Perry last July, 2018. “It’s amazing,” he said of his experience. “It’s just nice to walk around and tour the place, and it has an air range.” During his self-tour of the grounds of the Camp Perry National Guard Training Base, which has been home to the National Matches since 1907, Zachary found his […]
2018 CMP Cup 1000 Aggregate and Team Matches
Category: Post
Published on: August 8, 2018
Category: Post
Published on: August 8, 2018
By Serena Juchnowski, Feature Writer The 2018 Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Cup Matches, a series of rifle competitions, boomed this year as it claimed a new spot on the annual National Trophy Rifle Matches schedule, boasting 44 teams and 267 competitors during its July 23 through July 25 run. Last year marked the introduction of the CMP Cup events, held prior to the start of the annual National Matches on the grounds of the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility […]
New Competitor Makes Roaring Entrance at CMP Travel Events
Category: Post
Published on: June 7, 2017
Category: Post
Published on: June 7, 2017
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer When spring hits, rifle and pistol competitors gather their equipment and prepare for another round of thrilling competitions across the country. The eager marksmen load up their trucks, vans, trailers – hauling their cargos with as many wheels as they can get moving. But one competitor at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Travel Games this spring, with a squeeze of his handlebars and a little throttle, hopped on just two for his first taste of […]
Thunderstorms Put a Damper on National Match Rifle Clinics
Category: Post
Published on: August 2, 2016
Category: Post
Published on: August 2, 2016
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – A sudden parade of afternoon storms caused a delay in firing on Sunday, July 24, as the National Match clinics attempted to wrap up instruction. Besides halting the courses, which had begun Friday, the extension forced the scheduled Squadded Practice to be cancelled and the standing portion of the M16 event to be dropped in order to allow time for completion of that match. Aggressive thunder and lightning during the Small […]