NSCnews Online June 2017 | Page 92

ASSAM 17 3Bde excels By WO2 STEVE WILSON C RACK shots from 3Bde dominated the Australian Skill at Arms Meeting (AASAM) conducted last month. Brigade soldiers also won signifi cant representation in the Australian team to contest the international competition against almost 20 teams from other nations. Leading up to AASAM, eight teams contested the annual 3Bde shooting competition an integral part of the Commander’s Trophy. The shooting competition had two parts - Applied Marksmanship Practice (AMP) and the F89 Advanced Application of Fire (AAF) - and rival battalions 1RAR and 2RAR dominated. 92 | JUNE 2017