~2021 Chief, National Guard Bureau Postal Matches Phase III Complete, Alabama National Guardsmen Champions by Maj. Theresa L. Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center HAMPTON, North Carolina –National Guardsmen, from across the nation, competed in the 2021 Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB) Postal Matches—Phase III at Camp Butner Training Center, Hampton, North Carolina on May 17 … Continue reading 2021 CNGB Postal Matches—Phase III completed; Alabama Guardsmen take top honors
Tag: Arkansas National Guard
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
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
2020 NGMTC Courses continue with COVID-19 precautions
~Marksmanship is the key to lethality SDM, SAWE continues amid COVID By Maj. Theresa Austin, Public Affairs Specialist, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (NGMTC) will host two more courses in fiscal year 2020, a Squad Designated Marksmanship Course July 10-24, 2020 and Small Arms … Continue reading 2020 NGMTC Courses continue with COVID-19 precautions
National Guard breaks seven NRA national records
~ New NRA national records, great shooting and hand-crafted weapons in the National Guard By Maj. Theresa Austin, Public Affairs Specialist, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A cannon fires and then the sound of the national anthem is heard by the All Guard team, surrounded by a full range of … Continue reading National Guard breaks seven NRA national records
COVID-19 impacts 2020 Winston P. Wilson, Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting
~ National, multinational National Guard marksmanship championships rescheduled or canceled By Maj. Theresa Austin, Public Affairs Specialist, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. –The National Guard Marksmanship Training Center (NGMTC) leadership decided today to delay and cancel some of the 2020 Winston P. Wilson (WPW) and Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting … Continue reading COVID-19 impacts 2020 Winston P. Wilson, Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting
Guard sweeps at 2020 ‘All Army’ Championships
by Maj. Theresa Austin, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center Amid the ever-changing situation of COVID-19, the 2020 U.S. Army Small Arms Championships were still conducted. As usual, the U.S. National Guard was most victorious winning first place in the 10 categories in which they participated. Also, winning the High-Novice Excellence in Competition aggregate-champion. The Guard … Continue reading Guard sweeps at 2020 ‘All Army’ Championships
2020 WPW and AFSAM Sniper Championships
49th WPW and 29th AFSAM Sniper Championships BY SPC. MELODY DANIEL, PUBLIC AFFAIRS SPECIALIST, NATIONAL GUARD MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING CENTER BARLING, Arkansas - Twenty-seven, two-person teams of military snipers from around across the U.S. National Guard, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Poland competed in the 49th Winston P. Wilson (WPW) Sniper Championship (National Guard) and the 29th … Continue reading 2020 WPW and AFSAM Sniper Championships
Head on multi-gun challenge
~National Guard wins heavy division at Fort Benning multi-gun challenge by Staff Sgt. Tegan Kucera, National Guard Marksmanship Training Center COLUMBUS, Georgia. (December 6, 2019) –The smell of gun smoke is strong in the air, the sound of weapons firing can be heard all around, and the sight of the guns being pushed around like … Continue reading Head on multi-gun challenge