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SUBJ/2026 EAST COAST NAVY MARKSMANSHIP TEAM ACTION PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP AND FY26 NAVY ACTION SHOOTING TEAM SELECTION//

REF/A/MSGID:INST/OPNAVINST 3591.1G/YMD:20210601//

REF/B/MSGID:DOC/NAVSEAINST 8370.2D/YMD:20120612//

REF/C/MSGID:MSG/NAVADMIN CNO WASHINGTON DC/041726ZJUN2010//

REF/D/MSGID:MSG/CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM/YMD:2023//

REF/E/MSGID:MSG/NAVADMIN CNO WASHINGTON DC/201606ZOCT2004//

NARR/REF A PROVIDES SMALL ARMS TRAINING AND QUALIFICATION GUIDANCE.
REF B IS NAVY SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS MANAGEMENT POLICY AND GUIDANCE.
REF C IS NAVADMIN 196/10, PERSONAL FIREARMS. REF D IS CIVILIAN
MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM COMPETITION RULES FOR SERVICE RIFLE AND
SERVICE PISTOL. REF E IS NAVADMIN 234/04, IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MISDEMEANOR AMENDMENT TO THE GUN CONTROL ACT FOR
MILITARY PERSONNEL.//

POC/MICHALAK/CDR/UNIT: MARKSMANSHIP TEAM OIC/NAME:VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
/TEL:757-417-4130/EMAIL:DAVID.M.MICHALAK.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL//

POC/LIGHTNER/LCDR/UNIT: ACTION TEAM DIRECTOR/NAME:JACKSONVILLE, FL
/TEL:954-604-1257/EMAIL:JEREMY.L.LIGHTNER(AT)NAVY.MIL//

1. THE 2026 EAST COAST NAVY MARKSMANSHIP TEAM ACTION PISTOL
CHAMPIONSHIP SPONSORED BY MARITIME EXPEDITIONARY SECURITY GROUP TWO
WILL BE HELD 18-19 MAR 2026 AT THE IAMS RANGE CHESAPEAKE, VA.
A. MATCH PROGRAMS AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES (SOP) WILL BE
AVAILABLE AT HTTPS://PRACTISCORE.COM/NAVY-ACTION-PISTOL-SHOOTING-

CHANPIONSHIP/REGISTER.
B. THIS PREMIERE MARKSMANSHIP EVENT SERVES TO TRAIN SAILORS, ADHERE
TO THE SAFETY AND BASIC MARKSMANSHIP GUIDELINES CONTAINED WITHIN
REFS A THROUGH C, MATCH CONDUCT AND EXCELLENCE IN COMPETITION (EIC)
RULES ARE GOVERNED BY REF D. THE COMPETITIVE MATCH FORMAT PROVIDES A
SAFE ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS HEALTHY COMPETITION AND PRESENTS A
UNIQUE TRAINING ENVIRONMENT TO INVEST IN OUR SAILORS, PROVIDE
FUNDAMENTAL AND ADVANCED ELEMENTS OF MARKSMANSHIP SKILLS, AND FOSTER
A MORE LETHAL FORCE.

2. PER REF A, COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO FUND THEIR
SAILORS' PARTICIPATION IN THIS ADVANCED MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING EVENT.
PER REF E, INDIVIDUALS WITH A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CONVICTION ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED TO PARTICIPATE.

3. PERSONNEL ATTENDING NAVY ACTION PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP: REPORT TO
MATCH DIRECTOR, AT IAMS RANGE CHESAPEAKE, VA

4. SERVICE PISTOLS AUTHORIZED FOR COMPETITION PER REF D.

5. MATCH AMMUNITION AND SHOOTING EQUIPMENT WILL BE ISSUED TO ALL
PARTICIPANTS. PERSONALLY OWNED FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION NORMALLY
ALLOWED FOR COMPETITION ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR THIS MATCH.

6. THE U.S. NAVY MARKSMANSHIP TEAM HOME PAGE PROVIDES MATCH PROGRAMS
FOR EACH COAST WITH INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY, REGISTRATION,
CHECK-IN, REPORTING PROCEDURES, EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS, SECURITY,
POINTS OF CONTACT AND OTHER INFORMATION. PREREGISTRATION CAN BE FOUND
ON WWW.PRACTISCORE.COM SEARCH NAVY PISTOL CHAMPIONSHIP. SPACE IS
LIMITED TO 120 COMPETITORS. MATCH WILL FILL QUICKLY.

7. BASED ON SUPERIOR SKILL IN ACTION SHOOTING THE FOLLOWING SAILORS
HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE FY26 NAVY ACTION SHOOTING TEAM:
LCDR THOMAS ARMISTEAD - CVN 79 JOHN F KENNEDY PCU
LCDR JOHN CARTER - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
LCDR JOSEPH DEBOER - COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK
LCDR JEREMY LIGHTNER - NAVTALACQGRU JACKSONVILLE
LCDR MARC SANTOS - NAVSCSCOL NEWPORT
LT JOHN PHILLIPS - COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK
LT AARON WRIGHT - DDG 72 MAHAN
AWSC ANDREW SHVETZ - SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE TEAM 2
HMC ANDREW WEMLINGER - COMNAVSPECWAR GROUP TWO
CWTCS MICHAEL WILLOUGHBY - JOINT COMMUNICATION INTEGRATIONS ELEMENT
MM1 DONAVEN JAMES - NR SURGEMAIN FT WORTH
NC1 MATTHEW MITCHELL - NAVTALACQGRU ATLANTA
HM1 AXEL NARVAEZ - NAVMEDFORLANT PORTSMOUTH VA
EOD1 ROBERT SHELK - NSWC IHEODTD EXPED EXPLOIT
HM2 KEITH LARKIN - LHD 3 KEARSARGE
AT2 JUSTUCE PARMELEE - FLTREADCEN WEST DET FALLON
ACTIVITIES.//

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