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One streamlined platform puts scores, classifications, rules and match tools right in your pocket. USPSA and Steel Challenge Shooters USPSA and Steel Challenge shooters no longer have to juggle multiple apps to stay on top of match scores, rules and classifications. The United States Practical...

The American Revolution officially comes to an end when representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Spain and France sign the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783. The signing signified America’s status as a free nation, as Britain formally recognized the independence of its 13 former...

Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, Japan formally surrenders to the Allies, bringing an end to World War II. By the summer of 1945, the defeat of Japan was a foregone conclusion. The Japanese navy and air force were destroyed. The Allied naval blockade of Japan and intensive bombing of...

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Chance Cavin, 38, of Madison, MS, set not one, not two, but three new event records during the 2025 Talladega D-Day rifle matches! Cavin tallied record scores in the Three-Gun Aggregate (869-26X), Four-Gun Aggregate (1157-38X) and Carbine (380-8X) rifle matches. Additionally...

On August 19, 1812, the Constitution caught the British warship Guerrière alone about 600 miles east of Boston. After considerable maneuvering, the Constitution delivered its first broadside, and for 20 minutes the American and British vessels bombarded each other in close and violent action...

On August 14, 1945, it was announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, effectively ending World War II. Since then, both August 14 and August 15 have been known as “Victoryover Japan Day,” or simply “V-J Day.” We thank all who selflessly served and sacrificed...

‘Enemy could not duplicate’ “In Iwo Jima landing, over two hundred Navajo Code Talkers participated on the Iwo Jima landing,” said MacDonald. “So, I want to thank all of you here today to honor those over four hundred who were special additions to the United States. It is true, Navajo Code was...

I'm sure some here get ammo and reloading compontets here. We’re okay. Early this morning, a fire caused a total loss of our warehouse and the inventory inside. Our Powder Valley family — and the first responders — are safe. We may be down, but we are far from out. With the help of our...

On August 7, 1990, President George Herbert Walker Bush orders the organization of Operation Desert Shield in response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2. The order prepared American troops to become part of an international coalition in the war against Iraq that would be launched as...

On 6 August 2011, the shooting down of a U.S. Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter, call sign “Extortion 17” (pronounced “One Seven”), resulted in the single deadliest incident involving the U.S. military during the war in Afghanistan. Extortion 17 was hit with a rocket-propelled grenade, crashing the...

On August 6, 1945, the United States becomes the first and only nation to use atomic weaponry during wartime when it drops an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured. At least another...

Experience the unmistakable rhythm of rapid fire during the National Trophy Team Match! Hear 65 competitors unleash 10 shots in just 60 seconds — a sound unique to Camp Perry and the CMP National Matches. Discover more at https://thecmp.org/cmp-national-matches/

In the early hours of August 2, 1943, a Japanese destroyer rams an American PT (patrol torpedo) boat, No. 109, slicing it in two. The destruction is so massive other American PT boats in the area assume the crew is dead. Two crewmen were, in fact, killed, but 11 survived, including Lt. John F...

For more than 150 years, the National Rifle Association of America has been the cornerstone of competitive shooting in the United States. Under Executive Vice President and CEO Doug Hamlin, the NRA is re-centering its focus on competitive shooting, with a renewed commitment to modern trends...

Highlights from the 2025 First Shot Ceremony at Camp Perry during the National Matches. Staff Sgt. Sagen Maddalena, a 2024 Olympic Silver Medalist who is a Soldier with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, spoke as the key speaker during the Civilian Marksmanship Program's Opening Shot Ceremony at...

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals gave Second Amendment advocates a huge win on Thursday by upholding a lower court decision that held California's background check requirement on sales of ammunition (and prohibiting residents from ordering ammunition online or bringing ammunition purchased...

If you ever see one, now you will know what it is. :) American Pistol smith Guild charter member and former Ringgold, GA resident Travis Strahan - notable for his unique bullseye target pistol creations. His claim to fame were the acculock 1911s which had a unique lockup, they were very very...

USAMU Soldiers compete side by side with servicemembers and civilians from across the nation during the Civilian Marksmanship Program's 2025 National Pistol Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. Soldiers with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Service Pistol Team are currently competing at the Civilian...

July 16, 1969 At 9:32 a.m. EDT, Apollo 11, the first U.S. lunar landing mission, is launched on a historic journey to the surface of the moon. After traveling 240,000 miles in 76 hours, Apollo 11 entered into a lunar orbit on July 19. The next day, at 1:46 p.m., the lunar module Eagle, manned...

Charles Fraser-Smith (26 January 1904 – 9 November 1992) was an author and one-time missionary who is widely credited as being the inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond quartermaster Q. During World War II, Fraser-Smith worked for the Ministry of Supply, fabricating equipment nicknamed...