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FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The U.S. Army Reserve Marksmanship Team and
Competitive Program has a long and storied tradition of winning
competitions.
Consisting of Combat Team, Service Rifle Team,
Service Pistol Team, and Mobile Training Team, the teams
collectively represent the forefront of small arms skill and are the
only formally proven and acknowledged experts on the proper use and
training of small arms across the U.S. Army Reserve.
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Master Sgt. Russell Moore, left, with the 416th Theater Engineer Command and a member of the U.S. Army Reserve Marksmanship Team, engages targets with his M9 pistol during the Dot Torture event on the final day of the U.S. Army Forces Command Weapons Marksmanship Competition Sept. 23, 2015, at Fort Bragg, N.C. The three-day FORSCOM competition features 27 marksmen from the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve and the National Guard in events for the M9 pistol, the M4A1 rifle and the M249 SAW, or Squad Automatic Weapon, to recognize Soldiers who are beyond expert marksmen. The multi-tiered events challenge the competitors' ability to accurately and quickly engage targets in a variety of conditions and environments. (U.S. Army photo by Timothy L. Hale)
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Team officials say the shooter-instructors are some of
the world's best-trained small arms marksmen, conducting
small arms training, hosting marksmanship events, and
competing at major venues throughout around the world.
But it's not about just competing and winning like they
did at the U.S. Army Forces Command Marksmanship Competition
– it's about making better marksmen out of every U.S. Army
Reserve Soldier.
By Army Regulations 350-66 and 140-1
(Chapter 7), units are directed to conduct small arms
programs and competitions.
“In order for our Soldiers
to become better marksmen, our team can offer training to
all of our units across the force, by the regulations, down
to the company level,” said Sgt. Maj. James Mauer, the ARMT
sergeant major.
Mauer said on average, 120-150
Soldiers are trained during regional or national events.
As an example, in 2012 members of the team traveled to
Fort Bragg to train 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division troopers on the M14
Enhanced Battle Rifle within days of their deployment to
Afghanistan.
Team members said that better training
comes from competing in marksmanship competitions.
“The importance of having our own marksmanship team is we're
able to take the best of the best from all of our units and
send them to compete and win,” said Brig. Gen. Michael J.
Warmack, U.S. Army Reserve Command deputy chief of staff for
the G-3/5/7.
“Then we're able to take them and send
them back down to our units and build Soldier Readiness and
do some great, innovative training,” Warmack said.
By U.S. Army Timothy L. Hale
Provided
through DVIDS
Copyright 2015
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