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Air Force Women sweep podium; Navy Men take home Armed Forces Bowling gold
The 2025 Armed Forces Bowling Championships held at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia from 25 to 29 June. Service members from the Army, Navy (with Coast Guard players), and Air Force (with Space Force players) battle it out for gold.
July 1, 2025 - JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK-FORT STORY, Virginia – Air Force Women dominated the lanes winning team gold and capturing gold, silver, and bronze medals in the individual championship. Navy Men overcame fierce competition to narrowly win team gold during the 2025 Armed Forces Bowling Championship held at the Gator Bowling Center at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia from June 25-28.
Air Forces dominates as Armed Forces Bowling makes a comeback
The 2024 Armed Forces Men’s and Women’s Bowling Championship was held at Fort Meade April 26 -28. (DoD photos by EJ Hersom)
April 28, 2024 - In what can only be described as a dominating performance, the Air Force took home gold in both men’s and women’s team divisions for the 2024 Armed Forces Sports Bowling Championship. The Navy took silver leaving Army with the bronze. 
Fort Meade to host 2024 Armed Forces bowling championship
FORT LEE, VA. (April 9, 2018) – Fort Lee will host the 2018 Armed Forces Bowling Championship here April 14-16. This event will feature men and women teams from the Army, Navy, Air Force.
April 23, 2024 - The Armed Forces Men’s and Women’s Bowling Championship returns this year featuring teams from Army, Navy and Air Force. The Championship will be held at Fort Meade, Md. 25-28 April 2024.
2020 Armed Forces Sports Championships Cancellations
April 10, 2020 - As leadership continues to monitor the current COVID-19 guidance from the Department of Defense and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Armed Forces Sports Council has made the decision to cancel all Armed Forces Sports Championships and events through September 30, 2020.  
Navy duo brings home gold in Armed Forces Bowling singles challenge at Great Lakes
NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 22, 2019) Air Force women’s bowling team, from left to right, Lt. Col. Danielle H. Crowder, Master Sgt. Lisa S. Yanez, Tech Sgt. Kathleen M. Hastings, and Maj. Virginia L. Aguilar, at Armed Forces Bowling Championship held on Naval Station Great Lakes, July 22. The Armed Forces Bowling Championship is underway from July 18 to July 24, and features a two-day elimination round and a three-day championship series that began with 50 of the military’s top-ranked bowlers pitted in Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Team-based competition.
Aug. 2, 2019 - Two U.S. Navy bowlers withstood last minute Army challengers to clinch the single men’s and women’s gold at the Armed Forces Bowling Championship hosted at Naval Station Great Lakes, on Monday, July 22.
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