14/04/2026
9TH SAMCโฆ Mission accomplished!
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On April 11-12, 2026, active duty, reserve, and retired military personnel from the United States, Italy, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom, Croatia, Ukraine, Greece, South Africa and the Philippines competed in the 9th Small Arms Marksmanship Challenge.
The European Paratroopers' annual competition was hosted at the Military Training Center ๐ช๐บ๐ฆ
Naples with the active support of the US Navy ๐บ๐ธโ๏ธ NSA Naples, with the mission of advancing marksmanship across NATO and friend forces.
American Forces ๐บ๐ธ dominated the competition, securing a clean sweep of the top three positions and taking home the coveted awards: unique trophies featuring the iconic Luger P08!
๐ฅ SrA Colby Dixon (US Air Force) โ 1st Place
๐ฅ GMC Richard Ashworth (US Navy) โ 2nd Place
๐ฅ GM1 Christopher Marthini (US Navy) โ 3rd Place
Congratulations to the winners for their outstanding performance!
As an extra bonus, participants had the amazing opportunity to earn European Paratroopers Shooting Lanyards and medals as well as different official foreign military marksmanship awards.
Thanks to everyone who attended this amazing event. A special thanks goes to the US Navy Naval Support Activity Naples personnel ๐บ๐ธโ๏ธ, who supported us with enthusiasm and hard work, making this event an absolute success!