OKINAWA, Japan
U.S. Marines across Okinawa gather to compete in the 2020 Far East Intramural Matches on Camp Hansen, December 7-18.
Once a year, members from the Marine Corps Shooting Team travel to Okinawa to host the Marine Corps Marksmanship Competition Far East. However, due to COVID-19, the shooting team was unable to travel to Okinawa. Instead, Marine Corps Installations Pacific hosted the 2020 Far East Intramural Matches in its place. The first week of the competition focused on learning the fundamentals and turning the required movements into muscle memory.
“We need to make sure shooters are socially distanced and wearing a mask to keep everyone safe,” said Gunnery Sgt. Roland Moody, the Formal Marksmanship Training Center Staff Noncommissioned Officer with Headquarters & Support Battalion and a native of Staten Island, New York. “This competition is a local match and officiated locally, but it can still give the competitors a chance to enhance their marksmanshi