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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.
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.
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]
Rifle Marksmanship Badges: Replaced by the Army's Marksmanship Qualification Badges in 1924, reinstituted in 1937, and replaced by the Marine Corps's current Rifle Qualification Badges in 1958 [48] [49] Marksmanship Qualification Badges: Adopted by the Army and replaced by Rifle Marksmanship Badges and Basic Badge in 1937. [48] [49]
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.
Sniper students add natural camouflage to their ghillie suits during one of the Sniper Course's MTT events in Baumholder, Germany (circa 2012). The U.S. Army Sniper Course trains selected military members assigned to sniper positions in the skills necessary to deliver long-range precision fire and the collection of battlefield information.