50th WPW and 30th AFSAM Sniper Championships

~ Colorado, California National Guard Win Sniper Championships  by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center  BARLING, Ark. – Twenty-three two-person sniper teams from across the National Guard and 12 interservice teams competed in the 50th Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship and the 30th Annual Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Dec. 4-10.  We … Continue reading 50th WPW and 30th AFSAM Sniper Championships

2020 WPW and AFSAM Sniper Competitors List; Alternates

by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — The National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (NGMTC) has finalized the list of competitors for the Winston P. Wilson (WPW) and Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting (AFSAM) Sniper Championships December 4-10, 2020 on several Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center ranges. The WPW & … Continue reading 2020 WPW and AFSAM Sniper Competitors List; Alternates

NGMTC hosts the WPW and AFSAM Sniper Championships December 2020

The NGMTC hosts the Winston P. Wilson and Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Championships December 4-10, 2020 at Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center, Barling, Arkansas.

Super MAC back due to COVID; MAC 3/5

~ South Carolina, Arkansas win; National Guard Regions Three and Five Marksmanship Championships  by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center BUTNER, North Carolina– COVID-19, the virus that stopped the world, took it’s hit on the marksmanship community. Ranges were closed all over the nation and world, just as local businesses were closed. The … Continue reading Super MAC back due to COVID; MAC 3/5

Pennsylvania wins; Region Two Marksmanship Championships

~Marksmanship; the great equalizer by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Penn. (September 4, 2020) –“These matches are the great equalizer…I don't care whether you’re Army or you’re Air. I don't care what rank you are or whether you are an officer or you're enlisted. I don't care how long … Continue reading Pennsylvania wins; Region Two Marksmanship Championships

Vermont wins; Region One Marksmanship Championships

~Tigger time is training time by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center JERICHO, Vermont –After a full day of running and shooting, two four-man teams, sweat pouring, lie waiting on their bellies in the sweltering 80-degree humid heat of the northern Vermont mountains. The air-horn sounds, echoing, and eight competitors run 100 yards, … Continue reading Vermont wins; Region One Marksmanship Championships

North Dakota wins 2020 MAC Region Six Marksmanship Championships

~North Dakota National Guard team wins the Marksmanship Advisory Council Region Championship by Tech. Sgt. Aaron Perkins, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo. - Not even the blazing heat of the Wyoming sun could stop Army Reserve Soldiers along with Army and Air National Guard teams from Arkansas, Idaho, Kansas, … Continue reading North Dakota wins 2020 MAC Region Six Marksmanship Championships

2020 National Guard WPW, AFSAM cancelled; some MAC Regions’s still on going

~Winston P. Wilson and the Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting cancelled due to COVID safety precautions; MAC Regional Six, One, Two still on going By Maj. Theresa Austin, Public Affairs Specialist, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –Yesterday, July 31, 2020, the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center staff concluded the Winston … Continue reading 2020 National Guard WPW, AFSAM cancelled; some MAC Regions’s still on going

Colorado wins; MAC 7 Marksmanship Championships

~ Soldiers Achieve Overmatch through Competition by Sgt. Nathaniel Free, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center LEHI, Utah (July 13, 2020) –Eight hundred meters from the target, the soldiers started running. The sun beat down on their shoulders as their boots pounded along the winding dirt road, kicking up dust. Each Soldier carried exactly fifty rounds of … Continue reading Colorado wins; MAC 7 Marksmanship Championships