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The Canadian Forces Small Arms Concentration (CFSAC) and the Canadian Army Skill At Arms Meeting (CASAM) are a series of shooting matches conducted annually by the Canadian Forces at the Connaught Ranges and Primary Training Centre, located near Shirley's Bay in Ottawa, Ontario. The matches are preceded by the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association (DCRA) National Service Arms Competition, also conducted annually at Connaught Ranges, and are the latest iteration of a series of Canadian shooting competitions dating back to 1869.〔 *History and current organization of the DCRA (http://www.dcra.ca/dcrahistory.htm) accessed 24 January 2012〕 ==Background== The stated aim of CFSAC is "to encourage operationally relevant marksmanship through competition and professional development."〔 *CFSAC Program 2012 dated 10 January 2012 - Prepared under the direction of the Commander Army Training Authority 〕 CFSAC is open to teams of competitors from both the Regular Force and Primary Reserve Force of the Canadian Army (including the Canadian Rangers), Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as well as selected international teams and domestic police. The competition includes individual and team matches in Service Rifle (SR) and Combat Pistol (CP), with the Light Machine Gun (LMG) only used to compete in the Soldier’s Cup match). CFSAC also determines the annual winners of the Queen's Medal for Champion Shot for the Regular Force of the Canadian Forces and for the Primary Reserve or RCMP. As well, the matches are used to select the team that will represent the Canadian Forces at the British Army's Central Skill at Arms Meeting (CENTSAM), conducted annually at Bisley, Surrey. The Regular Force Queens' Medalist for 2009 was a member of the Royal Canadian Navy〔The Maple Leaf, Vol 12, No 33, "(Sailor Captures Queen’s Medal for Champion Shot )"〕 and the Regular Force Queens' Medalist for 2011 was a Royal Canadian Air Force officer. With these two exceptions, since unification of the Canadian Forces in 1968, the Queen's Medals have always been won by a member of the Canadian Army.〔Air Force News 4 November 2011 - "RCAF officer takes home the Queen’s Medal for Regular Force" http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/v2/nr-sp/index-eng.asp?id=12392 - accessed 25 January 2012〕 The matches were initially conducted by the DCRA. The Canadian Forces assumes responsibility for the matches for a four-year period during the 1970s, before handing the matches back to the DCRA. In the late 1980s, the Canadian Forces again assumed responsibility for CFSAC (then the Canadian Forces Small Arms Competition). The competition was suspended for a few years in the early 2000s. Recently, it has undergone significant changes to make it more operationally relevant to modern soldiers, sailors, airmen and airwomen.〔 *History and current organization of the DCRA (http://www.dcra.ca/dcrahistory.htm) accessed 24 January 2012〕 Competitors must use issued equipment and accessories and specialized items such as shooting gloves or target rifle slings are not permitted. The matches are conducted in what is referred to as "Full Fighting Order," which consists of tactical vest (with kit), helmet, ballistic eyewear and hearing protection.〔 *CFSAC Program 2012 dated 10 January 2012 - Prepared under the direction of the Commander Army Training Authority〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canadian Forces Small Arms Concentration」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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