Army Chief Lt. Gen. Noel A Coballes, Commander, Philippine Army, honored its Shooting Team for winning the Australian Armies Skills at Arms Meet (AASAM) with a victory dinner at Headquarters Philippine Army last May 22. In this year’s competition held last April 29 to May 20 at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia, the Philippine team bagged 34 Gold, 36 Silver and 13 Bronze medals, besting 17 other teams from Australia, Brunei, Canada, France, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Thailand, East Timor, United Kingdom, and United States. In the same competition this year, the PA Shooting Team was also awarded the Commander-in-Chief Cup, Australian Armed Forces for emerging as over-all champion. The individual championship match was won by Staff Sergeant Armando G. Mejia and he was seated on the throne of the Champion Shot (an honor bestowed to the best shooter of the meet). These awards earned for the Philippine Army the emulation and respect of the international shooting community. In a statement, Lt. Gen. Coballes said that the PA Shooting Team brought forth extreme honor to the Army and to the country. (Photos from the PA Shooting Team) via Asean Military Defense Review
Posted on: Fri, 07 Jun 2013 04:40:34 +0000
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