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MCST fired up at LFAA Small Arms Competition
By PO2 Brad Browne
MARLANT Combat Shooting Team
pring has sprung,and the MAR-
SLANT Combat Shooting Team
(MCST) is back on the ranges. The
MCST participated in a series of
matches at the Land Force Atlantic
Area Small Arms Competition,
held at LFAA Training Centre Aldershot
on May 1 and 2.
Some outstanding results were
attained, with MCST members
shooting for honours only. The
matches are a selection process for
LFAA to chose their reserve rifle
and pistol teams for the CF Small
Arms Concentration, being held in
September.
Overall rifle results:
MCpl RA Krzyski PL FUS 317
Cpl JM Palmer 1 NSH 315
PO2 BK Browne CFNES 312
MCpl WG Kehoe CFNOS 301
WO LFC Conrad PL FUS 300
We had numerous perfect individual
match scores attained by
members of the MCST, including:
OS Saenz (CFNES), MCpl Kehoe
(CFNOS), Cpl Chretien (12 AMS),
and LS Barber (CFNES.)
The challenging rifle and pistol
matches were designed to test the
individual shooter’s level of skill
and confidence inhis or her weapons,
with the rifle matches being
fired from ranges up to 400 meters,
and the pistol matches incorporating
a stress-fire match with multiple
engagements, emergency reloading,
and firing from improvised
cover.
As part of the mentoring process
Baseball trivia
1. What team allowed Babe
Ruth’s first home run
2. Who was the first pitcher to
be clocked at a throw of over
100 mph
3. What retired Basketball
player tried out for the White
Sox in 1994
4. Which Oriole manager was
thrown out of a record 91
games
5. Before 1880, it took how
many balls to walk a player
6. What player stole home 54
times
7. Who was the first player to
hit 60 home runs in a season
8. Who hit the ball that went
through Bill Buckner’s legs
9. What former Major Leaguer
is the nephew of Tony Leswick(last
OT winner in Game 7
of NHL final ~ 1954)
10. William Cummings invented
this pitch in 1875
11. In baseball scoring; if a
Right Fielder makes an error,
how is it scored
12. In baseball stats what
does WHIP stand for
13. Who is the only pitcher to
save three straight All-star
Games
14. What did Kevin Kouzmanoff
do on his first pitch in the
major leagues
15. What pitcher holds the
record for most opening day
shut-outs
16. Who threw the ceremonial
pitch on opening day of Fenway
Pte Oliver Woodbridge, PL FUS fires the 9mm Browning pistol during the annual Area Small Arms Competition (ASAC). Nearly 40 service members
from across the Atlantic Region took part in the ASAC, which took place at LFAA TC Detachment Aldershot on May 1 and 3, 2010.
PTESGT LANCE WADE, 36 CBG PUBLIC AFFAIRS
that the MCST has provided
through many years of involvement
with the LFAA SAC, training
and coaching sessions in both Service
Rifle and Service Pistol shooting
were conducted prior to the
Answers
1. New York Yankees
2. Nolan Ryan in a game in
1974.
3. Michael Jordan
4. Earl Weaver
5. Nine
6. Ty Cobb
7. Babe Ruth
8. Mookie Wilson in the 10th
inning of 1986 game six World
Series.
9. Lenny Dykstra
10 .Curve Ball
11. E9
12. Walks and hits per innings
pitched.
13. Dennis Eckersley, 89-91
14. Hit a grand slam
15. Walter Johnson has nine.
16. Boston Mayor John Fitzgerald,
Maternal Grand Father to
JFK.
17. Broadcast a game on
radio.
18. First Home run outside
the USA.
19. Orel Hershiser; 59 innings.
20. St. Mary’s Ontario, near
London.
matches.
BGen Stack, Commander
LFAA, was in attendance for the
awards ceremony, and he expressed
his appreciation for the
hard work by both shooters and
By Bill Sheridan
ormation Administration has
NCSM Ville de Québec Park
Fchallenged its west coast counterpart,
Base Administration at
17. KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh
became the first to do this
in 1921
18. Mark Jones did this for
CFB Esquimalt, to another walk
across Canada.
Starting on May 4, 110 FADM
the Expos in 1969
military and civilan personnel
19. Which pitcher holds the ranging from chaplains to Client
record for longest shutout inning
streak
20. Where is the Canadian
Baseball Hall of Fame located
By Noel Redmond
PSP fitness and sports instructor
ooking for achallenge and en-
the water The Shearwater
Ljoy
pool may be just the place for you.
Yes, Shearwater has a new Masters
Swim team called the CF Atlantic
Swim Team (CFAST) and the
members are constantly in pursuit
of enthusiastic, water-loving, water-seeking
missiles to join their
team. The team currently consists
of swimmers ranging from beginners
all the way up to CISM level
athletes and triathletes.
Brian Beckwith, the CFAST
coach, has been aninvaluable asset
to the team; he is able to coach at
whichever level is necessary for
each person,due to his extensive
background in swimming and
coaching. Brian’s main goal for
CFAST is to coach and guide
swimmers of all levels to improve
existing skill sets, teach new skill
sets, and do whatever is necessary
to give the CFAST team acompetitive
edge.
The team’s long-term goal,
establishedby swim team organizers
MS Sean O’Brien and LS David
Pain, is andalways will be to senda
team to nationals each year and of
course come home with too many
medals to count. As for nationals
this year, which are to be held in
Nanaimo, BC in late May, lack of
funding has already reduced the
number of CF swimmers who will
be attending; however, the hope is
that there will still be a national
championship. In the event that
clawbacks prevent a national
swimming championship from occurring
this year or years to come,a
contingency plan may need to be
developed for an Atlantic Regional
Swimming Championship.
Considering that the CFAST
team is relatively new (September
2009) and still wishing to increase
its numbers, the focus for the team
is currently onits short-termgoals.
staff,and his pleasurein seeing soldiers
demonstrating their individual
skill at arms; acore military skill
for which every member of the CF
is trained.
If you are interested in participating
with the MCST during the
upcoming shooting season,andare
a member of a unit within MAR-
LANT, please contact the team via
our website: http://halifax
.mil.ca/MCST/Splash_e.htm
Competing to walk across the country
By Virginia Beaton
Trident staff
Are you ship shape
By Olivia Goguen
PSP Fleet fitness and sports
instructor
he Ship Shape contest will be
Tcoming to aclose soon. Just a
few more weeks before final measurements
will be taken to compare
to the first.
All final measurements must be
recordedby 4pm on May 31. Come
Swimming with dolphins
Some of these goals include the
following: learning new swimming
techniques, improving swimming
techniques, improving fitness levels,
going to swim meets (competing
or not), uncovering/unleashing
potential talent/skills, increasing
swimming frequency, building
confidence, building team spirit,
and last but not least, having some
good old-fashioned fun.
The team has thus far competed
in the Pictou Masters ColdWeather
Invitational (January) and the Nova
Scotia Masters Provincial Championships
(March) heldat Dalplex.
The team’s first meet, in Pictou,
was anything but mundane; the
evening included friendly conversation
andcompetition. There were
60 competitors of all ages, who
were there to swim and have fun.
Members of the CFAST teamgave
some exceptional performances,
including first place finishes by LS
Dave Pain, MS Sean O’Brien, LS
to the Fleet gym or contact us to
make alternative arrangements.
Questions Contact me, Olivia
Goguen, fitness and sports instructor
at the Fleet Gym at (902) 427
3298 or olivia.goguen@forces.gc.ca.
Need fitness classes Come to
the Fleet Gym for our morning fitness
classes from 7:30 to 8:15am
he 2009/2010 Formation Inter-
Curling season came to
Tsection
an end in mid-April, wrapping up
another successful and enjoyable
year. Intersection curling provides
an opportunity for both new and
more experienced curlers to come
out and enjoy the game, meet new
friends, and take advantage of the
camaraderie the game offers. The
season began inmid October and
ended in early April.
This year we had 12 participating
teams representing units
throughout the formation. The
MARLANT/DRDC team had a
stellar regular season compiling a
perfect 18–0 record for first place,
followed by FCE in second and
LFAA in third. At the end of the
regular season, teams wereformed
into A, B, and C divisions and a
playoff ensued to determine the
winners. LFAA was able to win a
close game with MARLANT/
DRDC to capture the ADivision final,
with TRINITY taking B division,and
FMFCS winning the C division
final.
There will be a meeting in the
Melanie Hutt and LS Amalia Baptista.
The Nova Scotia Provincial
Championship in March was the
team’s most recent event. This was
a well-organized event hosted at
Dalplex by the Halifax Masters
Swim Team. Although the stakes
were higher with competitors from
Services Orderly Room staff to
PSP staff put on pedometers to
track the kilometers they cover
each day, in an effort to raisefunds
for charity and to foster team spirit
and competition between the organizations
on both coasts.
During this challenge, the goalis
to walk or run the full distance in
the shortest amount of time around
Canada’s coast. The team that completes
the challengefirst will be declared
the winner. FAdm won the
first cross-country challenge,
which took place in 2009. The distances
covered were plotted each
week on a map of Canada and on
the PSP website, showing each
coast’s progress in the kilometers
they accumulated.
All funds raised will be donated
to the Haiti relief efforts.
occurring Monday through to Friday
with a lunch Ultimate Fitness
class.
Looking for recommendations
on training or nutrition Contact
the Fleet Gym, wehave severalfitness
and sports instructors with diverse
backgrounds and unlimited
passion. The grand celebrations
planned for the Canadian Naval
Centennial are just around the corner.
Put your best foot forward as
take your place incommemorative
Canadian history. Be Ship Shape.
IS curling glides to a close
By MWO Ken Richard
President Formation
Intersection Curling
early fall to get the 2010/2011 season
up and running. The league
plays at the Windsor Park Curling
Club on Tuesday afternoons. If you
are interested, either as an
experienced curler or someone
who would like to take up the game,
you aremore than welcome in Formation
Intersection Curling.
I would like to thank all those
who came out and participated last
year and hope to see you all back
next year. Special thanks to Sgt
Fred Stephenson for handling the
scheduling and statistics and to
Louis DeSouza and the PSP staff
for their fabulous support.
Members of the CF Atlantic Swim Team (CFAST) are constantly in
pursuit of enthusiastic, water-loving, water-seeking missiles.
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all of the Atlantic Provinces, the
event proved to be another success
for our CFAST Team, which
placed third overall.
The CFAST team demonstrates
a unique combination of talent and
dedication whichis fostering an environment
in which everyone can
appreciate and learn.