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CMP Staff Writer Ryan Wee, 17, and his brother Tyler, 15, of Wake Forest, North Carolina, are used to sharing. They share a home, the same birth month and a passion for the same sport – rifle marksmanship.

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A retired Taiwanese tech billionaire is personally funding a civilian marksmanship program to fight a potential Chinese invasion.

Claudia Muzik, 16, from Green Springs overtook Air Rifle with a score of 994-75X.

The 2022 National Games Matches, part of the annual Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry, belonged to the women as they collected national record scores in four of seven main events offered within the schedule.

This is a time for the CMP to become fully transparent. It’s the right thing to do. It’s what Teddy would expect.

On July 12, Maj. Gen. John C. Harris, Jr., Ohio adjutant general, presented the Ohio Commendation award to Judith Legerski, chairman and CEO of the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP).

From the Revolutionary War until now, here are five firearms that have stood the test of time while in U.S. military service.

BY ASHLEY DUGAN, CMP STAFF WRITER