FORT BENNING, Ga. - Olivia Cattrell, a Sporter Rifle competitor, from Church Hill, Tennessee is introduce before a Finals match at the 2019 Army Junior Rifle National Championships. Cattrell, who just began competitively shooting last year would finish 3rd overall in the Sporter Class and help her team the Volunteer High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) club capture the Sporter Class Team National Title during this event held at the Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) Pool International Range from Jan. 24-26. This Army-sponsored youth marksmanship champion


FORT BENNING, Ga. - Olivia Cattrell, a Sporter Rifle competitor, from Church Hill, Tennessee is introduce before a Finals match at the 2019 Army Junior Rifle National Championships. Cattrell, who just began competitively shooting last year would finish 3rd overall in the Sporter Class and help her team the Volunteer High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) club capture the Sporter Class Team National Title during this event held at the Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) Pool International Range from Jan. 24-26. This Army-sponsored youth marksmanship championship promotes the development of rifle marksmanship skills among American youth and recognizes those who respond to this challenge. The USAMU supports our nation’s youth by fostering junior participation in prestigious state and national rifle competitions, promoting firearms safety, and connecting them with the expertise and professionalism of the Army and its Soldiers. The Army Marksmanship Unit wins national and international shooting competitions, supports Army accessions, and advances small arms lethality to demonstrate Army marksmanship capability, enhance recruiting and increase marksmanship effectiveness in combat. USAMU is part of the Army Marketing Engagement Brigade and the Army Training and Doctrine Command.


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