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5th Air Force

374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

Participants in the Excellence in Competition set up their targets at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2022. The EIC is an elementary level marksmanship challenge affording competitors the opportunity to compete with the designated weapon system. The top 10 percent of competitors earned an EIC medal that can be worn on service dress uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

Airman 1st Class Tristan Howell, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft hydraulic journeyman, loads ammunition into a magazine during the Excellence in Competition Sept. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. During a three-day competition, participants fired a M4 carbine with the intent to score on a target 25 meters away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Cole, 374th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, fires in the kneeling position during the Excellence in Competition Sept. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Competitors fired from the standing, kneeling, sitting and prone positions to test their marksmanship skills. Each firing position had a specific round count and time limit. Competitors were then scored based on the number of rounds that hit their target and level of accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

Participants in the Excellence in Competition fire the M4 carbine at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2022. The three-day competition hosted more than 70 participants from the Air Force and other service branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

U.S. Army Capt. Elizabeth Anthony, Public Health Activity-Japan veterinarian, fires in the standing position during the Excellence in Competition Sept. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The three-day competition hosted more than 70 participants from the Air Force and other service branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

Expended shell casings from an M4 carbine lay on the Combat Arms Training and Maintenance firing range Sept. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. During a three-day Excellence in Competition, participants fired a M4 carbine with the intent to score on a target 25 meters away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

Senior Airman Cassidy Holiday, 374th Security Forces Squadron unit scheduler and augmentee program manager, center, fires in the prone position during the Excellence in Competition Sept. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Competitors fired from the standing, kneeling, sitting and prone positions to test their marksmanship skills. Each firing position had a specific round count and time limit. Competitors were then scored based on the number of rounds that hit their target and the level of accuracy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Daniel Brady, United States Forces Japan facilities and real estate branch chief, fires in the sitting position during the Excellence in Competition Sept. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The three-day competition hosted more than 70 participants from the Air Force and other service branches. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

Tech. Sgt. Nathaniel Green, 374th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms NCO in charge, scores a target during the Excellence in Competition Sept. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The EIC is an elementary level marksmanship challenge affording competitors the opportunity to compete with the designated weapon system. The top 10 percent of competitors earned an EIC medal that can be worn on service dress uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

Tech. Sgt. Joseph Cole, 374th Security Forces Squadron flight sergeant, checks his target during the Excellence in Competition Sept. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The EIC is an elementary level marksmanship challenge affording competitors the opportunity to compete with the designated weapon system. The top 10 percent of competitors earned an EIC medal that can be worn on service dress uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

An Airman checks his target during the Excellence in Competition Sept. 15, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The EIC is an elementary level marksmanship challenge affording competitors the opportunity to compete with the designated weapon system. The top 10 percent of competitors earned an EIC medal that can be worn on service dress uniform. (U.S. Air Force photo by Machiko Arita)

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374th SFS hosts Excellence in Competition

Published Sept. 19, 2022
By Machiko Arita
374th Airlift Wing public affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --