Heading down range

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Belvoir Eagle
July 10, 2014
Carl Anderson ejects an empty cartridge from
a shotgun during a fun day sponsored by aerospace, defense, and sporting goods company
ATK and hosted by Fort Belvoir’s USO Warrior
and Family Center. Servicemembers and their
Families enjoyed a day of free shooting and a
catered lunch at Prince George’s County Trap
and Skeet Center, June 6.
Heading
down range
Photos by T.D. Jackson
Professional exhibition shooter, Tim Bradley, shows off his shooting skills during a demonstration
at Prince George’s County Trap and Skeet Center, June 6. The USO Warrior and Family Center and
sponsor ATK organized a bus trip from Fort Belvoir to the range where servicemembers and their
Families were treated to a day of free shooting followed by a catered barbeque lunch.
Servicemembers and their Families enjoyed a
day of free shooting and a catered lunch at Prince
George’s County Trap and Skeet Center in early
June. The group boarded a bus at Fort Belvoir and
drove to the range where they were greeted by their
USO Warrior and Family Center hosts and volunteers from sponsor ATK.
They were immediately given a safety briefing,
which included how to load, unload and carry a
shotgun, in addition to lane protocol. The troops
and their Families then witnessed the expert
marksmanship of professional exhibition shooter,
Tim Bradley. Bradley amazed all with the shooting
of clay pigeons, eggs and even vegetables in rapid
succession.
The troops and their Families were broken down
into sub-groups after being provided ear and eye
protection and ammo. Participants then moved to
the appropriate location and shot skeet, trap and/
or sporting clays with rifles provided by the Center.
Novices and pros stood side-by-side and tried to
knock their targets out of the sky and whether it
was their first time or fortieth time, each shooter
had a blast.
Lt. Col. Dwyke Bidjou, cyber branch chief, Headquarters Department of the Army, Pentagon, watches carefully to ensure his daughter Tiara, 16, loads a shotgun properly at
Prince George’s County Trap and Skeet Center, June 6.
Marine Staff Sgt. Ben Hymus picks up empty shell cartridges during a skeet and trap
shooting event hosted by the USO Warrior and Family Center and aerospace, defense, and
sporting goods company ATK at Prince George’s County Trap and Skeet Center, June 6.
Jade Bidjou, 13, selects a shotgun from a rack during a
skeet and trap shooting event hosted by the USO Warrior
and Family Center and aerospace, defense, and sporting
goods company ATK at Prince George’s County Trap and
Skeet Center, June 6.

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