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U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Shotgun Skeet team pose for a group photo after USA Shooting's 2023 Spring Shotgun Selection competition in Tucson, Arizona Feb. 7, 2023. Ten USAMU Soldiers were selected for the 2023 Shotgun National Team and will represent the U.S. and the Army abroad.
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Sgt. 1st Class Jeffery Holguin, the USAMU Shotgun team chief, talks with Sgt. Phillip Jungman, USAMU Shotgun team Skeet shooter, during a skeet match in Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 7, 2023. Ten USAMU Soldiers were selected for the 2023 Shotgun National Team and will represent the U.S. and the Army abroad.
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U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Shotgun Trap team pose for a group photo after USA Shooting's 2023 Spring Shotgun Selection competition in Tucson, Arizona Feb. 8, 2023. Ten USAMU Soldiers were selected for the 2023 Shotgun National Team and will represent the U.S. and the Army abroad.
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Staff Sgt. Will Hinton, USAMU Shotgun Team Trap shooter, shoots a clay target during the USA Shooting's 2023 Spring Shotgun Selection match in Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 8, 2023. 10 U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldiers advance to the 2023 National Trap and Skeet teams and will represent the U.S. and the Army in competitions abroad.
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Spc. Grayson Davey, USAMU Shotgun Team Trap shooter, inspects his shotgun during the USA Shooting's 2023 Spring Shotgun Selection match in Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 8, 2023. 10 U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldiers advance to the 2023 National Trap and Skeet teams and will represent the U.S. and the Army in competitions abroad.
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Staff Sgt. Christian Elliot, USAMU Shotgun Team Skeet shooter, inspects his shotgun during the USA Shooting's 2023 Spring Shotgun Selection match in Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 4, 2023. 10 U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldiers advance to the 2023 National Trap and Skeet teams and will represent the U.S. and the Army in competitions abroad.
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FORT BENNING, GA- 10 U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldiers advance to the 2023 National Trap and Skeet teams after the USA Shooting Shotgun Spring Selection Match at Tucson Trap and Skeet Club in Tucson, Arizona, Feb. 3-8, 2023. The match was the first selection event for the USAMU Shotgun Team to compete in the 2023 Pan American Games. The 2023 Pan American Games are slated to take place in Santiago Chile from Oct. 20- Nov. 5 and will feature five shotgun events-Men’s Trap and Skeet, Women’s Trap and Skeet and Mixed Team Skeet.
“The Shotgun Team did well placing 10 Soldiers on the National Team that will travel to upcoming World Cups and a Grand Prix to be held at the 2024 Olympic venue,” said Sgt. 1st Class Jeffery Holguin, the USAMU Shotgun Team Chief. “I’m excited to see who performs well overseas and how Nationals shake out in May to see who’ll represent the U.S. and the Army at Worlds and Pan Am.”
The USAMU Soldiers selected for their respective disciplines will go on to compete in multiple competitions this year to include the International Shooting Sport Federation World Cup Shotgun in Doha, Qatar, the ISSF 2023 World Cup Shotgun in Larnaca, Cyprus and the 2nd Grand Prix De France.
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USA Shooting’s National Women’s Skeet Team:
-Spc. Samantha Simonton, with a score of 239.
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USA Shooting’s National Men’s Skeet Team:
-Staff Sgt. Dustan Taylor, with a score of 250.
-Staff Sgt. Christian Elliott, with a score of 247.
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