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.. iAA, ,New Beach Soldiers MIAMI DAILY NEWS •
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;.1..'i0 1 'Marksmen's Eyes
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Colcnel McNair Scores Four •
• ,.,A, Bull's Eyes In Five Attempts
(b.•td erNew nnldiere who never fired a cap pintos before en-.t"` i1 tering the Army are developing"marksmen's eyes"nn the t
rifle range of the Miami Ikaett Training Hese. •
• r; Anew emphasis has been placed nn shooting by the
Army Air Force)Tecknlcal Training Command,and the
gunfire is crackling like an endless string of cannon crack-
' •,i era as men of Basle Training Centers No.1 and 9 take up
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)'• 1; "They learn fast,"Aecleren H-year•old Sgt. Wilfred
i '' y. J.Gingras of Ansonia,Conn.,a range Instructor who holds
an expert rifleman'. rating attained during 15 years of
F' r IntermIttert army sen•Ice eines 1010. •.
e-. "Kids who never fired before are usually Jittery when
•I n•;A(.>, they come up dere—but not when they leave. After firing
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A;�. 1 13 or 25 rounds with a.3U caliber piece,they're eager to �a
'L.. .• start picking off Germane and Jape." •.
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I, Col.Cherie.,H. McNair,executive officer of HTC 9, t■I '
points out that even Air Force technicians must be able to ` '.'o_
e� 10 a l� ' fight like infantrymen"when an air tinny Is attacked. _ •
it +14 ) Taken To Range More Often
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4 t�, • t Conaegvenlly, basic trainees are bring taken to the
`3! ';•�� range more often,and every unit Is required to produce a
/ i f'ir' �•� i high percentage of qualified marksmen before It is
r.h� '.. _ shipped nut.
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l f)?,A;tjt r k Colonel McNair himself is a former crack shot of the
'1,�y, '`` infantry,and atones of hie keen eye have become almost
/ } legendary Among the range Instructor, who think he's
errs. ��, I, tops.
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'.j t"� '.�v' ' One d:ty while Colonel McNair was nn the range,
p an instructor relates,a trainee who claimed to be an ex.
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'et; / pert rifleman was having difficulty In hitting the target
,"),,.( 0 "This piece Is no good!"the soldier complained.
ul. Colonel McNair picked up the rifle, shoed casually
r , r and fired five shots at rapid fire. Four were hull's-eyes.
Yr Range la A Strip Of Sand
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The ri nge is a*trip of beach between Collins ave. •
6 '- and the ocean,north of Atiami Beach. The firing line runs i • .
4 along the avenue aide,while on the ocean side there in an '::1
embankment topped by a long line of targets. I,'
When noldiers are firing for record they use .mall
targets and silhouettes set up 1,000 Inches from the firing •
'ORDERS to fire or cease firing are given by Capt. line. Unlike the large targets,these are not controlled
'harks W.Pearce from control tower.where he observes Iron. a pit. and when the"cease firing"order ha.been a -
•erything that takes place on the Miami Reach range given the mark.men themselves run ort to the targets +E Eye control Is as mulch a part of marksmanship'as trigger control and breathing
:rah a pair of binoculars. A soldier is penalized for shoot• with official scorers to count and record their scores and control. Sgt.Wilfred J.Clngras (above),an expert rifleman at the range of the Miami
:g after"cease firing"order, paste pato ea over their hits. Beach Training Base,can keep these eye In&harp faun lnd.fIltaly while aiming.
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if there were targets In the line of target racks and controlled. Sign at extreme left warns:"Keep your heed i P5L,'e s� j o )
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