already testified that there is a good deal of importance and value to keeping up proficiency and also training methods. Chairman DODD. I would like to put into the record of this hearing a number of news "releases" distributed by the "Public Information Office, National Rifle and Pistol Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio" during August and September of 1965. These "releases" are only a small sampling of the total output of that public relations operation. However, they are highly descriptive of the massiveness of the total operation, of the military's part in it and suggest the extent to which the taxpayers finance this annual shoot-out. The releases dwell particularly on the numbers of "support" personnel supplied by all branches of the Armed Services to staff and operate the "World Series of Shooting." (The documents referred to were marked "Exhibits Nos. 94 through 107" and are as follow:) EXHIBIT No. 94 NEWS RELEASE DESCRIBING "MAMMOTH TASK" PERFORMED BY MILITARY PREPARING CAMP PERRY FOR THE MATCHES Public Information Office, 1965, National Rifle and Pistol Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio, July 19.-Nearly 3,000 soldiers, sailors, marines and airmen have almost completed the mammoth task of transforming this Ohio National Guard post on the shores of Lake Erie into the beehive of activity necessary to support the 1965 National Rifle and Pistol Matches, beginning here July 30th. Relatively quiet nine months of the year, Camp Perry annually burgeons into the center of attention for skilled military and civilian marksmen from across the nation. The members of the armed forces have the task of supplying the needs of the shooters on and off the firing line. First held in 1903 at Sea Girt, New Jersey, the National Matches have been held at Camp Perry since 1907, interrupted only by the First and Second World Wars and the Korean Conflict. Except in 1919 when the Navy and Marine Corps supported the matches at Caldwell, New Jersey, the operation of the matches has been a joint-service responsibility. The National Matches were established by an Act of Congress in 1903 to combat low standards of markmanship in the military. Participation was limited to teams from the regular service and the National Guard. World War I and the growing need for trained marksmen led to the passage of the National Defense Act in 1916. Participation of civilian teams from each state was authorized. The act obligated the Secretary of the Army to promote marksmanship training among able-bodied citizens and provide them with the means to become proficient in the use of military arms. This obligation is fulfilled through the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. Currently, the National Matches comprise the Small Arms Firing Schools; events conducted by the National Rifle Association and the National Trophy Matches of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. The Match Director, Colonel Sidney C. Carpenter of the Second United States Army, conducts the matches with a combined organization of members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Guard, police departments and the NRA. Logistical support of the matches is provided by the Second United States Army. Again this year cooks, bakers, truck drivers, engineers, military policemen and other men with myriad specialties have been assigned to fill jobs in statistics, finance, medical and the multitude of occupations required to keep the matches functioning smoothly. By the time of the opening ceremony the ranges will have been manicured into condition; miles of telephone wire strung, and housing and feeding arrangements completed. The sole concern of the marksmen will be their firing. The actual preparations for the 1965 matches began as soon as the last shot was fired in August, 1964. Reports were compiled on every aspect of the matches. Problem areas were discussed and suggestions for improvements made. Later still, selected men around the country were notified they would be spend ing their next summer in Ohio. In June, the advance party of men arrived to begin preparation for the array of specialists to follow. July witnessed the further arrival of men who wicc perform functions ranging from tabulating each days results to preparing pres releases and processing shooter registrations. Men, who in most cases, had never seen each other before began to meld themselves into smooth-working tears Tons of special equipment, from computers to rifle bore reamers, were taken ezt of storage and placed in offices and workshops. Other men manned warehouses, supply rooms and commissaries to han food, baggage and equipment. Others were building sandbag revetments, target frames, and repairing tables and observation towers. Glaziers and carpeteti overhauled military billets and civilian cabins. Shortly, the first shooters will drive through the recently sand-blasted stuce towers and repainted lamp posts which mark Camp Perry's entrance. The center of focus will move to the ranges and the 1965 National Matches then will have begun. EXHIBIT No. 95 NEWS RELEASE DESCRIBING THE "MAMMOTH RESPONSIBILITY OF RECONDITIONING AND MAINTAINING" THE FIRING RANGES FOR THE NATIONAL MATCHES Public Information Office, 1965 National Rifle and Pistol Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio, July 20.-A platoon of soldiers from Fort Knox, Kentucky has the mamoth engineer responsibility of reconditioning and maintaining the appearance of the firing ranges for the National Rifle and Pistol Matches, which begin here July 30th. Under the direct supervision of Second Lieutenant Thomas R. Wood, 16 Battalion, 4th Brigade, Fort Knox, Kentucky and Sergeant Theodore Lyon Headquarters Battery, 3rd Artillery, also from Fort Knox, the thirty-nine man platoon, assembled from various Fort Knox units, have transformed themselves in a short time, from a heterogeneous group of men into a smooth operating an ↑ The Army platoon which arrived at Camp Perry during mid-June, has toileef long hours on the ranges setting up target holding frames, control towers, revetizg firing lines and refurbishing target pits along the Lake Erie shoreline. Though noticeably undermanned, the pseudo-engineer platoon has progressed diligently and effectively toward their primary goal-firing ranges beyond re proach for our nation's finest marksmen. Their preliminary operations completed, progress of the matches will neces sitate continued daily maintenance of the ranges and the targets. The platoon will perform their duties until the termination of the National Rifle and Pistol Matches on August 29th and storage of range materials ħa been completed. They will then return to Fort Knox with a mutual satisfaction of a responsible job well achieved at Camp Perry. EXHIBIT No. 96 NEWS RELEASE DESCRIBING WORK OF 365 AIR FORCE OFFICERS AND MEN ASSIONED AS SUPPORT PERSONNEL Public Information Office, 1965 National Rifle and Pistol Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio Camp Perry, Ohio, July 22.-Some United States Air Force Airmen will be "flying low" as they perform vital support roles during the 1965 National Rife and Pistol Matches, which begin here July 30th. An aggregate of 365 personnel, under the command of Captain Larry S. Rogers from Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, has converged upon the scene of the "World Series" of shooting. This marks the fourth consecutive year that Captain Rogers has been with the matches. Appropriately so, he is with the United States Air Force Mar manship School Lackland. During 1962 and 1963, Captain Rogers was chief range officer for the marksmanship school and in 1964 was the National Matches operations officer for the Air Force detachment. Captain Rogers stated that "My personnel are assigned from bases throughout the United States; from as far west as Fairchild Air Force Base in the state of Washington to bases as far east as the state of New Jersey." An intensive training program is conducted prior to the matches so that each man will be ready for his respective responsibility during the month long shoot-out. The support mission includes the operation of two pistol ranges, two junior school firing ranges for the smallbore phase of the competition and the operation of one of the firing ranges for the high power rifle portion of the matches. The job of the Air Force personnel is summarized by Captain Rogers-"We are here to help provide the marksmen with the best range operations possible." EXHIBIT No. 97 NEWS RELEASE DESCRIBING THE OPENING OF THE "WORLD SERIES OF SHOOTING" Camp Perry, Ohio, July 26.-One of the last preparatory activities for the kick-off of the 1965 National Rifle and Pistol Matches to start here July 30th is the erection of the "Welcome! Shooters" sign at the entrance to Camp Perry. This action unofficially announces Camp Perry's readiness for the assemblage of our nation's finest marksmen. The curtain will rise on this "World Series of Shooting" when Major General J. Hart Caughey, Deputy Chief of Staff for Individual Training, Headquarters Continental Army Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia, welcomes our nation's finest shooters to the 1965 National Matches. A three-day Small Arms Firing School, conducted by the United States Army Marksmanship Training Unit, will follow the opening day ceremonies. Two courses, basic and advanced, will be presented during the pistol phase of the Matches. The basic course is designed to teach correct shooting and safety fundamentals to relatively inexperienced shooters. The advanced course is planned for experienced shooters and designed to produce qualified marksmanship instructors as well as improve the shooting skills of the students. On Monday, August 2nd, the pistoleers will take to the ranges as the first match of the 1965 competition gets under way. One of the highlights of this annual competition will be the firing of the Mayleigh Cup International Pistol Team Match. In this pistol match, a 30 shot slow fire course at 50 yards will be fired. A ten-man United States team fires at the same time teams from countries, invited to participate by the National Rifle Association of America are firing this course. Targets from these teams are then mailed to the National Rifle Association in Washington, where the winner is determined and announced later in the year. Last year, the United States team shot its way to a match record with a score of 2857 out of a possible 3000. The pistol phase will close with an awards ceremony to be held Saturday afternoon, August 7th. After a break in competition on August 7th for the National Rifle Association's Instructor Junior School for the smallbore rifle phase, the shoot-off will continue with smallbore rifle firing on August 8th. EXHIBIT No. 98 NEWS RELEASE DESCRIBING THE ISSUANCE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITION AND THE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF WEAPONS BY THE MILITARY FOR THE NATIONAL MATCHES Public Information Office, 1965 National Rifle and Pistol Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio Camp Perry, Ohio, July 26.-The Annual National Rifle and Pistol Matches, to commence here July 30th, bring to light some of the finest firers in the coun try. In support of these people are the small group of officers and enlisted men who make up the ordnance detachment. Commanded for the fourth consecutive year by Lieutenant Colonel Fred W von Scholly of the Aberdeen Proving Ground, three officers and 33 enlisted men of the detachment provide every round of ammunition fired during the matches in addition to a very large percentage of the weapons used. An inventory of weapons reveals .22 caliber automatic pistols, 38 calber revolvers, .45 caliber automatics, .30 caliber M1 and 7.62 mm M14 rifles. No only does the detachment issue weapons to competitors, it also has facilities for repair work ranging from a one-minute adjustment to a complete overhaul. When the matches start the detachment will put in very long hours-starting at 5:30 a.m. and running until 10 or 11 p.m. Approximately 1,000 hand guns will be issued and many more rifles. In the past, the armorers have averaged more than 400 repairs a day, hitting a peak of nearly 600 daily repairs. One might jump to the conclusion that these weapons are fragile, but this would be an error. As Colonel von Scholly pointed out, "The guns usually don't break, but they lose their accuracy." The Colonel explained that what makes a dandy service weapon, suitable for varied and rugged conditions, is usually just the opposite to what is required for a highly accurate match weapon. Loose tolerances make for accuracy. Colonel von Scholly compared the match grade hand guns and rifles to racing cars. He said, "Just as a prima donna of the driving circuits cannot function smoothly without extensive pampering, so it is with match weapons." The target weapon is usually shipped in special protective containers and shielded from rough handling and the elements. The weapons are built with special care. Each part is specially selected to make sure it conforms tha to design specifications. "We may test a hundred trigger springs and not find ten that are suitable," the Colonel remarked. The match weapons also have special features not found on an ordinary weapon. Special sights and triggers are some of the more obvious changes, but other modifications are more complex. Most match pieces have specially machined parts and the rifles have a fiberglass bedding, thus making a smoother unison of metal and wooden parts. Ammunition plays also a large role in the detachment's operation. Four million rounds or more in varying calibers will have been fired by the time the matches close on August 29th. Each round has to be accounted for daily. At ri end of each day's shooting, all remaining ammunition has to be inventoried and the ammunition for the next day's firing readied for issue. As Colonel von Scholly remarked in summing up the role of his ordnan detachment, "The faces are different, but the mission's the same." EXHIBIT No. 99 NEWS RELEASE DESCRIBING THE PAY AND ALLOWANCES POLICY FOR THE 8,000 MIX WHO SUPPORT AND COMPETE IN THE NATIONAL MATCHES Public Information Office, 1965 National Rifle and Pistol Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio, July 26.-The myriad of support sections and activities for the National Pistol and Rifle Matches cannot be justifiably covered withor” mention of the support personnel's immediate source of remuneration. It is the responsibility of sixteen men, who have been on the job in the finance sector at Camp Perry since the latter part of June, to disburse pay and allowances to the nearly 8,000 men who support and compete in the Matches. Under the supervision of Lieutenant Theodore B. Passyn, from the Finans and Accounting Office, Fort Knox, Kentucky, and Master Sergeant Howard R. D=529, Fort McPherson, Georgia, the 15 soldiers and one sailor are responsible for payment of sailors, marines, airmen, Reserve Officer Training Corps and Wee Point Military Academy cadets, in addition to certain civilian shooters Sergeant First Class Clyde Brown, another Camp Perry finance 4.com member, estimated that this year's payroll will run anywhere from $500,000 to $750,000. In addition to making payrolls, the section must keep abreast of al developments in each man's financial status. Travel allowances, tax deductiŪDĄ, savings bonds and dependent allotments all have to be recorded. Sergeant Davis asserted, "The guiding policy of the finance section is to provide the best possible financial support to all personnel." EXHIBIT No. 100 NEWS RELEASE CONCERNING THE "GIGANTIC JOB" OF THE MARINES IN OPERATING THE RANGES FOR THE "WORLD SERIES OF SHOOTING" Public Information Office, 1965 National Rifle and Pistol Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio, July 27.-The Marines have stormed the beaches once again and landed here to assist in the gigantic job of operating the ranges for the National Rifle and Pistol Matches. A Marine Corps detachment, under the command of Major Victor A. Salvo, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, arrived at the scene of the "World Series of Shooting" last week. Ten officers and 187 enlisted Marines make up the detachment that is broken down into two sections. The operations section, under the command of Captain Gunnar Johnson, who is also from the 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejuene, is in charge of all training, administration, mess and supply. The range section, under the Command of Captain Paul Dougherty, also from the 2nd Marine Division, consists of six officers and 156 enlisted Marines. Their mammoth responsibility in addition to operating the worlds longest ranges, is the task of scoring the targets and controlling the firing line. Major Salvo, whose home is in Charleston, South Carolina, has served in the Marine Corps since 1943. During his career he has served with the 6th Marine Division in Okinawa and with the 1st Marine Division during the Korean Conflict. Among his many awards and service decorations are the Purple Heart with gold star, Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Campaign Medal. Before arriving at Camp Perry, approximately 90 percent of the Marine detachment served in the Dominican Republic during the months of May and June with the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Division. EXHIBIT No. 101 NEWS RELEASE CONCERNING THE "BILLETING-SUPPLY" PROBLEM OF THE NATIONAL MATCHES Public Information Office, 1965 National Rifle and Pistol Matches, Camp Perry, Ohio, July 29.-Activity here at the scene of the 1965 National Rifle and Pistol Matches slipped into high gear today with the arrival of approximately 2,000 competitiors in the pistol phase and the Small Arms Firing School. Lt. Doug Florence, billeting-supply officer, reported that the billeting office had been working around the clock assigning quarters and issuing bedding to newly arrived shooters. Richard Celek, National Rifle Association Entries Manager, said his office will have processed all the competitors for the first phase of the matches by Friday evening. Registrants ran the gamut from shooters here for the first time to old hands who have been trophy hunitng for years. A typical entrant was William H. Bates, a salesman from Bay Village, Ohio, who first came to Camp Perry for the Pistol School in 1958. He returned in 1964 for the Rifle School and will fire for honors this year. Lieutenant Commander Ronald Adams, of San Francisco, and Lt. Kenneth Collier, of Monterey, California, registered as members of the Naval Reserve pistol team. Commander Adams, back for the third time, said he will be trying to better his 'average" scores this year. Four members of the Pleasantville, New York, Rifle Club's pistol team said they came to Camp Perry because it has "the world's best instructors." One of the |