Camp Pendleton hosts 400 shooters at 2010 Western Division Matches

Camp Pendleton hosted nearly 400 shooters in the 2010 Western Division Matches marksmanship competition, March 8 – 19.

This match is one of four similar contests held throughout the Marine Corps each year as part of the Competition-in-Arms program. The Marine Corps’ other division matches are the East Division in North Carolina, the Pacific Division in Hawaii and Far East Division in Japan.

“I was overwhelmed by the tremendous amount of positive feedback I received from the competitors, including multiple distinguished shooters, who said this was the most organized and best run competiti...