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The United States Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU or AMU) is a part of U.S. Army providing small arms marksmanship training for soldiers and enhancing Army recruiting. The unit was originally established in 1956 [1] at the direction of president Dwight D. Eisenhower to the mission of winning international competitions, which at the time was dominated by the Soviet Union.
The M21 sniper weapon system (SWS) in the US Army is a national match grade M14 rifle, selected for accuracy, and renamed the M21 rifle. [7] The M21 uses a commercially procured 3–9× variable power telescopic sight, modified for use with the sniper rifle. [8] It is chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.
The Squad Designated Marksman Rifle (SDM-R [1]) is an American designated marksman rifle used by the United States Army. It is essentially a heavily modified M16 rifle designed to provide U.S. Army designated marksmen greater accuracy and firepower at longer ranges, increasing an infantry squad's effective range to up to 600 meters. [2]
Prior to 1951, the names of the qualification levels for the current Army Marksmanship Qualification Badges were known as (highest to lowest) expert, sharpshooter or first-class gunner, and marksman or second-class gunner. Also, prior to 1972, the Army Marksmanship Qualification Badges had many different types of weapon qualification clasps.
United States Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) United States Carbine Association (USCA) United States Metallic Silhouette Association (USMSA), international member of IMSSU. United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA), international member of IPSC. USA Archery (USAA) USA Clay Target League (USACTL) USA Shooting, (USAS) international ...
United States Army Marksmanship Unit, a unit established in 1956 at Fort Benning, Georgia to raise marksmanship standards throughout the U.S. Army United States Army Medical Unit (1956-69), a now defunct medical research unit for biodefense at Fort Detrick , Maryland.
In the United States infantry, small arms master gunners are experts in all aspects of the unit's weapon systems. These weapon systems range from the standard infantry rifle with optics and lasers, assigned machine guns and grenade launchers with optics and lasers, as well as any specialized sniper weapons that may be fielded.
During 1955–1956, the Army Marksmanship Training Unit operated the first US Army Sniper School at Camp Perry, Ohio. A lack of understanding and appreciation for the effectiveness and potential that snipers could add to the fight, [according to whom?] caused sniper training to be abandoned after this short training period.