ASSM2016-LT Van Thomas Barfoot

ASSM2016-LT Van Thomas Barfoot P7 P8 P9 Stop Plate P1 P2 P3 P5 P6 D B Stage 1 (27 Rounds) A C Description: Starting in A, Gun loaded, low ready on safe. At start signal, move to B and toss grenade into machine gun emplacement, Then engage P1-P3. Move to C and engage -P6, Then drop grenade into barrel of Artillery piece. Move to D, and engage P7-P9, then empty weapon on Stop Plate (one hit minimum). Place empty weapon on camo berm (Table), shoot bazooka at Tank (one shot only). Bazooka hit on tank is -10 second bonus. 3 Hits per target. 60 second penalty if weapon is not empty on table. Continuous burst bonus of -10 seconds for P1-P3, P7-P9(-20 seconds max bonus). Bazooka not on timer. +10 seconds for each grenade miss. One throw for each grenade.

LT Van Thomas Barfoot MOH For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 23 May 1944, near Carano, Italy. With his platoon heavily engaged during an assault against forces well entrenched on commanding ground, 2d Lt. Barfoot (then Tech. Sgt.) moved off alone upon the enemy left flank. He crawled to the proximity of 1 machinegun nest and made a direct hit on it with a hand grenade, killing 2 and wounding 3 Germans. He continued along the German defense line to another machinegun emplacement, and with his Thompson submachine gun killed 2 and captured 3 soldiers. Members of another enemy machinegun crew then abandoned their position and gave themselves up to Sgt. Barfoot. Leaving the prisoners for his support squad to pick up, he proceeded to mop up positions in the immediate area, capturing more prisoners and bringing his total count to 17. Later that day, after he had reorganized his men and consolidated the newly captured ground, the enemy launched a fierce armored counterattack directly at his platoon positions. Securing a bazooka, Sgt. Barfoot took up an exposed position directly in front of 3 advancing Mark VI tanks. From a distance of 75 yards his first shot destroyed the track of the leading tank, effectively disabling it, while the other 2 changed direction toward the flank. As the crew of the disabled tank dismounted, Sgt. Barfoot killed 3 of them with his tommygun. He continued onward into enemy terrain and destroyed a recently abandoned German fieldpiece with a demolition charge placed in the breech. While returning to his platoon position, Sgt. Barfoot, though greatly fatigued by his Herculean efforts, assisted 2 of his seriously wounded men 1,700 yards to a position of safety. Sgt. Barfoot's extraordinary heroism, demonstration of magnificent valor, and aggressive determination in the face of pointblank fire are a perpetual inspiration to his fellow soldiers

ASSM2016-PO Michael Edwin Thornton P6 DS1 P8 P7 P9 P5 P3 PR2 P2 P1 PR1 Table 1 X X Stage 2 (44 Rounds) Description: Standing, heels on X s, holding Pugel at marks on the stick. Gun loaded, on safe, pointed downrange, on table. On start signal, knockdown dummy with pugel stick. Discard stick, pick up weapon, and shoot PR1, PR2, DS1, P1-P9. All shooting done on plank. Procedural for each step off of plank. No backing up. Watch the 180. Don t trip on pugel stick. 10 second bonus for Continuous burst on P7-P9. Each paper requires 3 hits. If shooter feels they can t safely walk plank, walking parallel to plank +30 sec option

Lieutenant Michael Edwin Thornton MOH For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while participating in a daring operation against enemy forces. PO Thornton, as Assistant U.S. Navy Advisor, along with a U.S. Navy lieutenant serving as Senior Advisor, accompanied a 3-man Vietnamese Navy SEAL patrol on an intelligence gathering and prisoner capture operation against an enemy-occupied naval river base. Launched from a Vietnamese Navy junk in a rubber boat, the patrol reached land and was continuing on foot toward its objective when it suddenly came under heavy fire from a numerically superior force. The patrol called in naval gunfire support and then engaged the enemy in a fierce firefight, accounting for many enemy casualties before moving back to the waterline to prevent encirclement. Upon learning that the Senior Advisor had been hit by enemy fire and was was believed to be dead, PO Thornton returned through a hail of fire to the lieutenant's last position; quickly disposed of 2 enemy soldiers about to overrun the position, and succeeded in removing the seriously wounded and unconscious Senior Naval Advisor to the water's edge. He then inflated the lieutenant's lifejacket and towed him seaward for approximately 2 hours until picked up by support craft. By his extraordinary courage and perseverance, PO Thornton was directly responsible for saving the life of his superior officer and enabling the safe extraction of all patrol members, thereby upholding the highest traditions of the U.S. Naval Service. Synopsis : Attending the 1986 Soldier of Fortune convention, and getting some well-deserved R&R in Las Vergas, MOH Recipient Lieutenant Michael Thornton is participating in the SOF Pool Pugel event, when members of Black September Terrorist group attack the convention. Lieutenant Thornton first knocks the terrorist into the pool with pugel stick, then grabs a submachine gun, that was present for the firearms demonstration, and clears the area around the pool.

Array 3 ASSM2016-Chief Edward Byers Jr. Array 4 Array 1 P1 P2 Array 2 Description: START POSITION: Hands around dummy s neck. Firearm loaded, ON safe, pointing downrange on table. START PROCEDURE: On signal shoot and break C1-C3, PP1, P1-P2, from A. From Area B, shoot PP3-14, PP2-PP3 as they become visible. Full IPSC targets require 3 hits. Head only IPSC targets require one head hit. No backing up, no shoots 10 seconds penalty. RO INSTRUCTIONS: With shooter standing by dummy (behind vison barrier), looking away from downrange, RO will move a minimum of 2 variable target arrays (i.e 2 of the 4). The headshot only target array, stays in position and are not moveable targets. This shall be repeated for each shooter. Assisting shooter in target identification is 60 seconds procedural for shooter and helper.

Moveable Target Arrays For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a Hostage Rescue Force Team Member in Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM from 8 to 9 December 2012. As the rescue force approached the target building, an enemy sentry detected them and darted inside to alert his fellow captors. The sentry quickly reemerged, and the lead assaulter attempted to neutralize him. Chief Byers with his team sprinted to the door of the target building. As the primary breacher, Chief Byers stood in the doorway fully exposed to enemy fire while ripping down six layers of heavy blankets fastened to the inside ceiling and walls to clear a path for the rescue force. The first assaulter pushed his way through the blankets, and was mortally wounded by enemy small arms fire from within. Chief Byers, completely aware of the imminent threat, fearlessly rushed into the room and engaged an enemy guard aiming an AK-47 at him. He then tackled another adult male who had darted towards the corner of the room. During the ensuing hand-to-hand struggle, Chief Byers confirmed the man was not the hostage and engaged him. As other rescue team members called out to the hostage, Chief Byers heard a voice respond in English and raced toward it. He jumped atop the American hostage and shielded him from the high volume of fire within the small room. While covering the hostage with his body, Chief Byers immobilized another guard with his bare hands, and restrained the guard until a teammate could eliminate him. His bold and decisive actions under fire saved the lives of the hostage and several of his teammates. By his undaunted courage, intrepid fighting spirit, and unwavering devotion to duty in the face of near certain death, Chief Petty Officer Byers reflected great credit upon himself and upheld the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service

ASSM2016-Pfc Alton KnappenBerger P6 P7 M1 M2 M5 M6 M3 M4 P2 P3 P1 P5 X X Potato Masher Grounding X A Standing B Kneeling Prone C Stage 4 (27 Rounds) Description: Starting in A, With All magazine(s) on each of the three barrels, Gun Un-loaded, low ready. At start signal, load from Barrel and shoot P1-P5 from a Standing position. Then, move to B and FIRST toss grenade into Potato Masher Grounding area, THEN mandatory Reload from barrel, Then engage P6-P7 from a Kneeling Position. Move to C and Mandatory reload from barrel, then knock over M1-M6 from a Prone position. 3 Hits for paper, metal to fall. Continuous burst bonus of -10 seconds for P1-P5, and P6-P7. All Reloads come off of barrels(i.e. no reloads from body). One grenade toss per shooter. +10 for grenade miss.

Pfc Alton Knappenberger MOH For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action involving actual conflict with the enemy, on February 1, 1944 near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy. When a heavy German counterattack was launched against his battalion, Pfc. Knappenberger crawled to an exposed knoll and went into position with his automatic rifle. An enemy machinegun 85 yards away opened fire, and bullets struck within 6 inches of him. Rising to a kneeling position, Pfc. Knappenberger opened fire on the hostile crew, knocked out the gun, killed 2 members of the crew, and wounded the third. While he fired at this hostile position, 2 Germans crawled to a point within 20 yards of the knoll and threw potato-masher grenades at him, but Pfc. Knappenberger killed them both with 1 burst from his automatic rifle. Later, a second machinegun opened fire upon his exposed position from a distance of 100 yards, and this weapon also was silenced by his well-aimed shots. Shortly thereafter, an enemy 20mm. antiaircraft gun directed fire at him, and again Pfc. Knappenberger returned fire to wound 1 member of the hostile crew. Under tank and artillery shellfire, with shells bursting within 15 yards of him, he held his precarious position and fired at all enemy infantrymen armed with machine pistols and machine-guns which he could locate. When his ammunition supply became exhausted, he crawled 15 yards forward through steady machinegun fire, removed rifle clips from the belt of a casualty, returned to his position and resumed firing to repel an assaulting German platoon armed with automatic weapons. Finally, his ammunition supply being completely exhausted, he rejoined his company. Pfc. Knappenberger's intrepid action disrupted the enemy attack for over 2 hours.

ASSM2016-Ralph E. Dias MOH T1 T2 P9 P10 P11 G D G G G P7 P8 P5 P6 C B P1 P2 P3 Stage 5 (39 Rounds) A Table 1 Description: Starting in A, gun loaded, on safe, port arms. On start command, shoot P1- P3 in A. Shoot -P6 in B. Shoot P7-P8 in C and then throw 3 grenades over/past the charging line. Shoot P9-P11 in D and then throw 1 grenade through Machine Gun bunker port hole. Between A&B, B&C, C&D shoot Tipper 1(T1) and Tipper 2(T2), Visible flag on tippers indicate hit(t1/t2 engaged 3 times) No backing up. All paper requires 3 hits. Failure to get grenades from C over the charge line is 10 second penalty per grenade. Failure to get grenade from D through port hole is 10 seconds. Bonus of 10 seconds if P9- P11 engaged with continuous burst. This course will have a PAR time of 35 seconds. Shooter must stop at end of PAR time regardless of where they are on the stage. Penalties apply for any targets/grenades not engaged.

Private Ralph E Dias MOH For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty, while serving as a Rifleman with Company D, First Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division in the Republic of Vietnam on November 12, 1969. As a member of a reaction force which was pinned down by enemy fire while assisting a platoon in the same circumstance, Private First Class Dias, observing that both units were sustaining casualties, initiated an aggressive assault against an enemy machine gun bunker which was the principal source of hostile fire. Severely wounded by enemy snipers while charging across the open area, he pulled himself to the shelter of a nearby rock. Braving enemy fire for a second time, Private First Class Dias was again wounded. Unable to walk, he crawled fifteen meters to the protection of a rock located near his objective and, repeatedly exposing himself to intense hostile fire, unsuccessfully threw several hand grenades at the machine gun emplacement. Still determined to destroy the emplacement, Private First Class Dias again moved into the open and was wounded a third time by sniper fire. As he threw a last grenade which destroyed the enemy position, he was mortally wounded by another enemy round. Private First Class Dias' indomitable courage, dynamic initiative, and selfless devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Marine Corps and the United States Naval Service. He gallantly gave his life in service to his country. SHOOTER NUMBER Open Limited MAJOR minor NAME USPSA #

ASSM2016-M/Sgt Ola Lee Mize P2 PP1 P5 F P7 P8 PP2 PP3 P PP5 PP6 PP7 PP8 PP9 P1 P3 P6 P9 Port D D Port C Port E E B C A Stage 6 (36 Rounds) Description: Starting in A, weapon un-loaded, low ready. At start signal, Drag wounded solider to B. Majority of wounded soldier shall be in B. Optional, Three grenades on barrels, may be thrown at PP1 (If PP1 is knocked over with any grenade, a -15 second bonus is awarded, maximum). Engage PP1(if not knocked over by grenade) and P1-P9 thru Ports C, D and E. From F engage PP2-PP9. 3 Hits for paper, metal to fall. No Backing up. No trial throwing of grenades.

Master Sergeant Ola Lee Mize MOH M/Sgt. Mize, a member of Company K, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and outstanding courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. Company K was committed to the defense of "Outpost Harry", a strategically valuable position, when the enemy launched a heavy attack. Learning that a comrade on a friendly listening post had been wounded he moved through the intense barrage, accompanied by a medical aid man, and rescued the wounded soldier. On returning to the main position he established an effective defense system and inflicted heavy casualties against attacks from determined enemy assault forces which had penetrated into trenches within the outpost area. During his fearless actions he was blown down by artillery and grenade blasts 3 times but each time he dauntlessly returned to his position, tenaciously fighting and successfully repelling hostile attacks. When enemy onslaughts ceased he took his few men and moved from bunker to bunker, firing through apertures and throwing grenades at the foe, neutralizing their positions. When an enemy soldier stepped out behind a comrade, prepared to fire, M/Sgt. Mize killed him, saving the life of his fellow soldier. After rejoining the platoon, moving from man to man, distributing ammunition, and shouting words of encouragement he observed a friendly machine gun position overrun. He immediately fought his way to the position, killing 10 of the enemy and dispersing the remainder. Fighting back to the command post, and finding several friendly wounded there, he took a position to protect them. Later, securing a radio, he directed friendly artillery fire upon the attacking enemy's routes of approach. At dawn he helped regroup for a counterattack which successfully drove the enemy from the outpost. M/Sgt. Mize's valorous conduct and unflinching courage reflect lasting glory upon himself and uphold the noble traditions of the military service

ASSM2016-S.SGT Ty Michael Carter P2 P1 P5 PP3 PP1 PP2 P3 P6 X A WS Stage 7 (42 Rounds) Charge Line B Ammo B Radio Description: Starting in A, Gun unloaded on barrel X, kneeling next to wounded soldier (WS), first aid tape in hand. At start command, make one complete wrap of first aid tape around WS s head(e.g. GREATER than 360 degrees wrap). Retrieve completely unloaded weapon from top of barrel(x), and drag/move WS to B. Some part of WS must end up touching Charge Line B. From B, engage P1-P6 and PP1-PP2. Before leaving B leave one magazine(any) on barrel and pick up ammo can. As the shooter arrives at C, first place ammo can on barrel, THEN from C engage at least 3 paper targets. While advancing to the Humvee, pick up the radio and place on the Humvee s front seat. Then using the Humvee as cover, engage at least 3 paper targets, and THEN finally engage the stop plate PP3. C

Staff Sergeant Ty Michael Carter MOH Specialist Ty M. Carter distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as a Scout with Bravo Troop, 3d Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, during combat operations against an armed enemy in Kamdesh District, Nuristan Province, Afghanistan on October 3, 2009. On that morning, Specialist Carter and his comrades awakened to an attack of an estimated 300 enemy fighters occupying the high ground on all four sides of Combat Outpost Keating, employing concentrated fire from recoilless rifles, rocket propelled grenades, anti-aircraft machine guns, mortars and small arms fire. Specialist Carter reinforced a forward battle position, ran twice through a 100 meter gauntlet of enemy fire to resupply ammunition and voluntarily remained there to defend the isolated position. Armed with only an M4 carbine rifle, Specialist Carter placed accurate, deadly fire on the enemy, beating back the assault force and preventing the position from being overrun, over the course of several hours. With complete disregard for his own safety and in spite of his own wounds, he ran through a hail of enemy rocket propelled grenade and machine gun fire to rescue a critically wounded comrade who had been pinned down in an exposed position. Specialist Carter rendered life extending first aid and carried the Soldier to cover. On his own initiative, Specialist Carter again maneuvered through enemy fire to check on a fallen Soldier and recovered the squad s radio, which allowed them to coordinate their evacuation with fellow Soldiers. With teammates providing covering fire, Specialist Carter assisted in moving the wounded Soldier 100 meters through withering enemy fire to the aid station and before returning to the fight. Specialist Carter s heroic actions and tactical skill were critical to the defense of Combat Outpost Keating, preventing the enemy from capturing the position and saving the lives of his fellow Soldiers. Specialist Ty M. Carter s extraordinary heroism and selflessness above and beyond the call of duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, Bravo Troop, 3d Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the United States Army