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Published on: January 19, 2017
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – At the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) 2017 Camp Perry Open, Emma Thompson, 16, of Freeport High School, astoundingly broke her own 3×20 sporter air rifle qualification National Records (notably, for the third time) that she had previously set only a month ago at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center air gun range. In December, Thompson fired a qualification score of 577-28x on her way to becoming the overall sporter competitor […]
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Published on: May 27, 2016
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer Thinking back to her senior year of high school, Natasha Dinsmore, now 30, remembered how she thought she had it all figured out. She had earned a scholarship to play field hockey (the sport she loved) at a university in Pennsylvania and had landed one of the few slots in the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange – a scholarship program designed for students wanting to become completely immersed in the German culture. The trip to Germany was, […]
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Published on: April 14, 2016
In March 2016, CMP staff members Chance Cover and Elijah Ellis traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, to compete in the World Cup Men’s Three-Position Competition. Each have an extensive background in shooting and were eager to compete at the prestigious event. In college, Cover was a walk-on member of the West Virginia University rifle team from 2009-2013. While there, he was a member of the Academic All-Big 12 At-Large Team, CRCA All-Academic Team and also earned Academic All-Big 12 First […]
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Published on: February 9, 2016
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – “This is the planning time right now – planning for projects and making sure that the projects we are executing can either be complete by the time the National Matches start, or we wait until after the National Matches end,” said CPT Michael Yates, Base Operations Supervisor of Camp Perry. CPT Yates has been a part of Fort Ohio (which oversees Ohio’s three National Guard facilities: Camp Perry, Camp […]
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Published on: October 16, 2015
[…] shooting teams and organizations in and around the city and the state. In nearby New Jersey, however, minors under parental supervision with or without a permit can attend ranges for practice and competition. With that knowledge, Sam joined the Old Bridge Rifle and Pistol Club in New Jersey. There, Sam and many other juniors pursuing the sport receive the incomparable help of Mary Badiak, the match director at the club, as well as Ed Glidden, who manages the junior program. […]
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Published on: March 6, 2015
[…] 16 hours total training. During that time, potential instructors must demonstrate the ability to run a safe range as well as be able to pass that ideal onto others, while also demonstrating the fundamentals of rifle marksmanship. A 100-question final exam at the end of the course will be administered to test each attendees understanding of the material. A score of 80 or better must be achieved in order to graduate the class. The majority of the instruction during the […]
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Published on: March 6, 2015
[…] far as physical and mental attributes and characteristics, the fact is, I’ve never met a successful long-range shooter who wasn’t very intelligent in either a very analytical or an OCD-savant kind of way. And indeed the Army uses a psychological exam as part of the selection process as to what makes a good sniper school candidate and has found that the common personality type is having “meticulous attention to detail” and “overachievement tendencies.” For a competitive marksman, however, if you […]
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Published on: October 6, 2014
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is proud to announce that five of its Summer Camp counselors earned slots on the World Championship team that competed in Granada, Spain, September 6-20 at the 51st International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF) World Championship. Sonya May, Dacotah Faught, Lorelie Stanfield, Tim Sherry and Lauren Phillips all demonstrated exceptional marksmanship to receive their places on the firing lines amongst some of the most elite marksmen in the world. Back in […]
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Published on: September 28, 2014
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer Through each choice she has made in her lifetime, Marisca Mozeleski, 22, has carried herself on an incredible journey. Growing up in Vashon, Wash., Marisca gained a passion for marksmanship that would eventually open remarkable doors to the world. As a high school student, she knew she wanted to fire collegiately but, of course, had no idea where. Though it was inevitable whichever path she chose guaranteed a variety of experiences, she couldn’t have predicted […]
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Published on: August 21, 2014
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, OH – A place for excelling in competition, the National Matches at Camp Perry have also gained the reputation of being a place to find the tools to reach that excellence. On July 15-17, a group of 52 men and women attended the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Remington Advanced Highpower Clinic in the hopes of incorporating even more rifling wisdom into their competitive routines. The clinic offers advanced instruction in service rifle competition […]
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Published on: August 9, 2014
[…] Events Matches were held July 6-23 in the newly dedicated Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center. The center is a world-class facility, housing 80 firing points with electronic targets, classrooms, large reception and common areas, several large screen televisions, elaborate modern architecture and display cases filled with authentic memorabilia from the unparalleled career of Gary Anderson. During the National Matches, a 30 Shot Re-Entry Match and a 60 Shot Air Pistol Match is held inside CMP’s world-class air rifle range. In […]
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Published on: August 1, 2014
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