Registration is now open for the 2020-2021 JROTC Three-Position Postal Competition for cadets in Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force JROTC programs who are interested in competing in a nation-wide air rifle match with other motivated high school junior athletes. The U.S. Army Cadet Command, TECOM (Training & Education Command), the Naval Service Training […]
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The CMP Gary Anderson Invitational Junior Air Rifle Event is almost sold out
CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Alabama – Registration is now open, though nearly filled, for the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) annual Gary Anderson Invitational, set to be held Dec. 5-6, 2020, at the electronic air gun ranges located within the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center in Ohio and the South Competition Center in Alabama. Very few […]
Let’s Get Tactical… With Lights
Recently lots of centerfire shooters have been asking me where I get ammo. As a “noisy” shooter myself (mostly handguns) I don’t have any good answers. There’s none to be had. Or what is “available” (and I use that word with extreme sarcasm) costs more than Micronesia’s Gross National Product. The answer I do have, […]
CMP Welcomes Back Air Gun Monthly Matches
CAMP PERRY, Ohio; ANNISTON, Alabama – After a four-month hiatus, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) welcomed competitors back to the firing line in Alabama and Ohio as matches resumed Sept. 12, 2020. The Monthly Air Gun Matches, held at the CMP South Competition Center in Anniston, Alabama, and the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center at […]
Arkansas CMP State Director Gary Jobe Continues Building Youth Marksmanship Programs
Gary Jobe has been essential in building youth marksmanship programs in the south. Serving as CMP’s Arkansas State Director for over 15 years, Jobe uses his title to learn new strategies for implementing an assortment of programs for youth who are only beginning to recognize their passions – constantly evolving to the budding needs of […]
Gold-Medalist Ginny Thrasher Thinking Back and Looking Ahead to Olympic Dreams
“When you’re in the midst of it, you don’t know that it’s this amazing thing that most people don’t get.” For those within the rifle community, her name may sound familiar, and it is certainly one penned within the history books. Reviewing Ginny Thrasher’s list of accolades features a marksmanship success story that has spanned […]
CMP Proposes ‘Virtual Championships’ to Take Place of JROTC, CMP Air Rifle Championships
With the uncertainty of the condition of the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months, the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is looking ahead to the 2020-2021 three-position air rifle competition season. In an attempt to place a supplemental plan for allowing junior athletes to compete in air gun events in the coming months, the CMP has […]
CMP Reopens Air Gun Competition Centers to Public, Featuring New Guidelines
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer ANNISTON, Ala.; CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is happy to invite the public back to our North and South Competition Centers for air rifle and air pistol fun, with new protective practices in place for staff and guests. The South Competition Center in Alabama and the […]
CMP Club News: Motivated Official Creates Variety of Firearm Safety and Education Events For Youth in Southern Alabama
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer ORANGE BEACH, Alabama – “What better place to hold your firearms training than the beach?” That’s what Chris Litton said when the idea to create a series of firearm opportunities for kids in his area came to him over a decade ago. Located along the sugar-white, powdered sand beaches and […]
A Closer Look at CMP’s Sponsors: MidwayUSA Foundation
By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer The MidwayUSA Foundation and the Potterfield Family have been outstanding supporters of the Civilian Marksmanship Program since 2013, the first year of the CMP Three-Position Air Rifle National Championships. The MidwayUSA Foundation, and Larry and Brenda Potterfield, have provided substantial support towards CMP youth team endowments in air rifle, smallbore […]
