PA dominates Australian shooting competition

From the Philippine News Agency (May 18): PA dominates Australian shooting competition

After successfully defending their place in the Team Champion Shot Match, the Philippine Army Shooting Team won the Commander-In-Chief trophy, the most coveted award in the Australian Army Skills at Arms Meeting (AASAM) held at the Combined Arms Training Center, Puckapunyal Military Area in Victoria, Australia from April 28 to May 18.

The 18-man PA contingent, headed by Lt. Col. Palmer M. Parungao, also won a total of 14 gold medals, 56 silver medals and two bronze medals in the AASAM team matches.

The local team competed in different categories, including the Rifle Match, Pistol Match, and Machine Gun for individuals and teams, and combined arms comprised of rifles and machine guns for teams.

Among the competing countries were Australia, Brunei, New Zealand, the United States, the United Kingdom, Tonga, Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, East Timor, Canada, and France.

The PA contingent is expected to return to Manila on Monday.

AASAM is an annual shooting competition among the different units of the Australian Army aimed to showcase the marksmanship skills of the participating teams.

It likewise serves as a venue to exchange techniques and learn from each other.

With this result, the PA proved to have very high marksmanship skill, making it equal to other Armies, not just in the ASEAN region, but in the world.

Marksmanship skill is one of the basic skills a world- class soldier has to possess in order to gain respect from soldiers of other countries.

In line with the vision of the Army Transformation Roadmap of becoming a world-class army, excellence in marksmanship is being emphasized by the PA in all phases of training.

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